Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern Contemporary Fine Arts | October 2018

58 OSIAN’s – Connoisseurs of Art Ganesh Pyne b. 11 June 1937 – d. 12 March 2013 Laxmi-Narayan Watercolour on paper, 1951 10.7 x 7.9 in (27.2 x 20.0 cm) Signed in Bengali ‘Ganesh Pyne’ on verso ` 600,000 – 900,000 $ 8,330 – 12,500 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Kolkata-based Collector. This Lot will be accompanied with a signed Certificate of Authenticity from Meera Pyne, w/o artist Ganesh Pyne. One of the earliest paintings by Ganesh Pyne to come up for public auction 19 The artist has inscribed the verso of the painting with a personal label declaring the title of the work as Laxmi- Narayan circa 1951 along with his personal Address and Signature. Label on verso Inscribed ‘Laxmi-Narayan’ Circa 1951, (Water Colour on Paper), Ganesh Pyne 3/1A, Kaviraj Row, Calcutta-700073’ on verso