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SPRING AUCTION
SUNDAY APRIL 26th, 2015
Director: Siddhartha Tagore
Consultant: Amanpreet Singh
President: Sudhir Tandon
Catalogue Editor: Neelam Malhotra
Design: Prashanta Seal
Research & Documentation: Neelam Malhotra,
Ishita Grover, Gopinath Nair
Legal Consultant: Arjun Pant
Logistics Support: Dharmraj
COLLECTIBLES . 11 am - 1 pm
FOLK & TRIBAL ART . 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MASTERS . 7.30 pm onward
Venue: Maharani Hall,
The Claridges,
12 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi
Venue: Maharani Hall,
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12 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi
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Cover image: Vasudeo S. Gaitonde
Inside cover image: Jamini Roy
Inside back cover image: Akbar Padamsee
Back cover image: Paresh Maity
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15th - 21st April, 2015
Venue:
ARTDEAL Auction House
F-209, Lado Sarai, New Delhi-110030
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ARTDEAL Auction House – Terms & Conditions
This Art Auction (the “Auction”), which is a private event by invitation only, is being organized by ARTDEAL, F- 209, Lado Sarai, New
Delhi 110030 on April 26th, 2015.
11) Under no circumstances will ARTDEAL rescind any purchase or refund the amount paid in respect of any lot with the exception
of condition # 3 mentioned herein.
ARTDEAL, who has acquired artwork on consignment basis from artists/ galleries/ individuals/collectors (paintings/artworks
offered for sale in this Auction, individually and collectively referred to as the “Property”), proposes to offer the Property for sale
through this Auction. Details of the Property are included in the Auction catalogue. A certain amount of the proceeds from the
auction shall be given to the consignors as consideration for the Property, and the balance amount shall be the funds raised by
ARTDEAL to support its various projects.
12) Absentee Bidders:
The following, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, constitute the conditions of the Auction
(the “Conditions of Auction”):
1) The Auction will be conducted in Indian Rupees
2) a) Prospective bidders are solely responsible for independently inspecting the Property before bidding in the Auction in order
to determine and to satisfy themselves with regard to all aspects of the Property, including its condition, size, authenticity and
restoration, if any.
b) ARTDEAL does not make any representation or warranty, whether expressed or implied, as to whether a successful bidder in
the Auction shall acquire any reproduction rights of the Property.
c) An invoice for the purchase will be provided by ARTDEAL.
3) Authenticity Guarantee:
An authenticity certificate that each work offered on sale is a genuine work of the artist listed will be provided by ArtDeal only.
All artworks are sourced from the artists themselves or from reputed art dealers/collectors/galleries. However, in the unlikely
event that any item purchased from the Auction is subsequently proven to be inauthentic, ARTDEAL will refund the full purchase
price. These claims will be handled on a case by case basis, and will require adequate examinable proof, to be provided by an
established and acknowledged art authority, which clearly demonstrates that the work is inauthentic. This guarantee holds for
one (1) year after the purchase of the original artwork from the ARTDEAL Art Auction held on 26th April, 2015 at New Delhi.
In case of errors of visual description, technical details, or, typographical mistakes in the catalogue, ARTDEAL does not make any
representation or warrantees of any nature, expressed or implied with respect to the Property.
4) ARTDEAL, at its sole discretion, may withdraw any Property from the Auction at any time before the actual sale date. It may also
at its sole discretion add any Property to the Auction for sale that may not have been listed in the Auction catalogue.
5) ARTDEAL will only accept bids from bidders who have registered for and present a bidding paddle and, in any case, it reserves
the right to reject a bid from any bidder.
• If a prospective bidder is unable to attend the Auction in person and wishes to place bids, he/ she may give ARTDEAL instructions
to bid on his/ her behalf in writing using the absentee bid form enclosed in the Auction catalogue. An ARTDEAL representative will
then bid for the Property as specified by the absentee bidder for the lowest price possible, and never for more than the maximum
amount indicated by the absentee bidder.
• The absentee bidder must accurately record the lot numbers and descriptions and the maximum price he or she is willing to bid
for each Property.
• Telephone as well as online bids must be followed by email confirming the bidding details. No online bids will be accepted after
8 pm on 25th April, 2015.
• In the case of absentee bids transmitted by email or telephone, ARTDEAL is not responsible for errors or omissions due to
mechanical difficulties or failure. ARTDEAL will record absentee bids at its discretion and shall not be responsible for any delay or
failure to record such bids.
13) Bid cancellation/ modification: ARTDEAL must be informed of cancellation/ modification or lowering of any of the absentee/
pre-bids latest by 5 pm, 25th of April, 2015.
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governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of India. By bidding at an auction, whether by being present
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(7) days subsequent to the Auction.
IV. All payments made to ARTDEAL shall be subject to Indian Laws.
6) Reserve Price:
16) Invoicing:
All lots are being offered subject to a reserve price which is the minimum price below which such lots will not be sold. The reserve
price, known only to the consignor, auctioneer and ARTDEAL, will remain confidential.
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be applicable, such as shipping, insurance or taxes (ie.VAT, etc.).
8) Winning Bids:
The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the
auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in
dispute. If any dispute arises after the Auction, ARTDEAL’s sale records shall be conclusive in all respects.
9) Closing Bids:
On the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, the highest bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the offered Property subject to all
of the conditions set forth herein and thereupon shall (a) assume all risk and responsibility thereof, (b) will sign a confirmation of
purchase thereof and (c) will pay the full purchase price thereof. If the foregoing conditions and other applicable conditions are
not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to ARTDEAL by law, and without limitation, the right to hold the
purchaser liable for the bid price, ARTDEAL, at its option, may cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made
by the purchaser.
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II. After the day of the Auction, all the sold Property will be held at the premises of ARTDEAL, and may be collected after payment
of all due amounts have been made.
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within seven (7) days after the Auction.
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within seven (7) days after the Auction.
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be entitled to dispose of the Property as ARTDEAL deems appropriate, and without giving any notice to the defaulting purchaser.
18) Taxes:
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10) Hammer Price:
19) Miscellaneous:
There will be 15% “Buyer’s Premium” and the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser at the
“Hammer Price.” Hammer price is the price at which a particular Property is knocked down by the auctioneer to the purchaser.
All queries, clarifications and other issues pertaining to the Auction should be directed solely to ARTDEAL who will bear the overall
responsibility for conducting the Auction and all matters incidental and ancillary to it.
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INDEX
ARTIST
LOT NO ARTIST
A Carved Alabaster Statue [Male]---------------------01
A Carved Alabaster Statue [Female]-------------------02
French Gilted Bronze & Cut Crystal
Spherical Hinged Box------------------------------------03
Centre Piece------------------------------------------------04
Capodimonte Porcelain Box-----------------------05, 06
Capodimonte Porcelain Cup----------------------------07
Sevres Antique [Male & Female]----------------------08
Decorative Clock with Two Matching Candelabr---09
The Six Polychrome Glazed Tiles-----------------------10
GEC Vintage Phone----------------------------------------11
One Porcelain Sevrestile And Brass Table Lamp----12
A Bronze Giraffe Of Tiger with Light and
Palm Tree---------------------------------------------------13
Capodimonte Porcelain Footed Bowl
with Lid and Plate-----------------------------------------14
Satsuma Vase-----------------------------------------15, 16
One Metal Lady with Child on Marble Base---------17
A Japanese Meiji Satsuma Square Form Vase------18
Vintage Ethnic Betel Leaf Betel Lime
and Tobacco Box------------------------------------------19
Pashmina Hand Embroidered Shawl-------------20, 23
Pichkari------------------------------------------------------21
Siddha, Hindu Ritual Object-----------------------------22
Malchand ji Jangid’s Sitar-------------------------------24
Malchand ji Jangid’s Pankhi-----------------------------25
Walking Sticks From Tehrai, Region Nepal-----------26
Gramophone-----------------------------------------------27
Slide Projector with Slides and Bulbs-----------------28
Candle Stand-----------------------------------------------29
Ink Pot------------------------------------------------------30
Venkat Bothsa----------------------------------------31, 32
Sachindranath Jha----------------------------------------33
Cartier Watch----------------------------------------------34
Mont Blanc Fountain Pen-------------------------------35
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LOT NO
Omega Watch----------------------------------------------36
Mont Blanc Ball Pen--------------------------------------37
Mont Blanc Ball Pen + 2 Refills-------------------------38
Mont Blanc Pencil-----------------------------------------39
Sheffar Ball Pen-------------------------------------------40
Cartier Sun Glasses---------------------------------------41
Sheffar Gold Plated Fountain Pen & Ball Pen-------42
Maqbool Fida Husain--------43, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52
Bhupen Khakhar-------------------------------------------45
Syed Haider Raza-----------------------------------------48
Akbar Padamsee------------------------------------------49
Dmitry Melgunov-----------------------------------------53
Islamic Calligraphy----------------------------------------54
A Yank’s Memories of Calcutta---------------------------55
A book with illustrations by Paritosh Sen------------56
Picture Books On Various Subjects During
British Raj In India----------------------------------------57
The Oriental Annual---------------------------------------58
Constitution of India-------------------------------------59
Her Majesty’s Army by Walter Richards-------------60
Books On Military During
The British Raj & About The Princely States------------61
Catalogues & Books Of Artists’--------------------------62
Dev Anand Series – I-------------------------------------63
Satyajit Ray’s Movie Posters Series – I---------------64
Framed Photos Of Lady Linlithgow
And Lord Linlithgow--------------------------------------65
Satyajit Ray’s Movie Posters Series – II----------66, 67
Dev Anand Series – II------------------------------------68
Satyajit Ray’s Lobby Card Series-I----------------------69
Kohinoor Film Poster-------------------------------------70
Amitabh Bachchan Series--------------------------------71
Sat yajit Ray’s Lobby Card Series-II----------------------72
# Due to the fragile nature, the artifacts are non-exportable
Artdeal brings to the capital its Spring Auction this April with a colossal selection of works.
There is an interesting format this time, with three consecutive auctions, all within one day,
one after the other. The day shall begin with an assortment of collectibles in the first part of
the auction, moving on to Folk & Tribal art in the second half and finally putting forth art works
by well known Masters and talented Contemporaries.
With Mr Amanpreet Singh continuing as consultant, we have put together a large variety of
collectibles and art works, most of which would be on display during the auction at The
Claridges, who are supporting us as hospitality partners. The collectibles’ section shall offer
some rare and interesting pieces, superbly crafted stoneware like the Satsuma vases, lamps,
old books, posters / lobby cards of old films, unique candle sticks, artefacts, bronzes and
crystal wares. These stunning pieces are sure to transport you to a different era.
The Folk and Tribal section shall bring to light the indigenous arts of India; drawings, paintings
and sculptures by folk and tribal artists, some traditional styles carried through generations,
while, others that are more contemporary in the handling of their folk heritage. There are
canvases and paper works by the Other Masters like Jangarh Sing Shyam and Baua Devi,
vivid and exorbitant, executed with exemplary minuteness, and then, there are sculptures that
stand out with their native intensity.
The third part of the auction shall bring forth a more familiar array of names, of the modern
masters. M F Husain, V S Gaitonde, Ramkumar, B Prabha, Paresh Maity, Vivan Sundaram,
Sanjay Bhattacharya and the likes shall go under the hammer at fetching prices in the third of
the three auctions set to be held this April. This auction shall also offer stimulating works by
contemporary artists and some rare works by illustrious Bengal Masters like Jamini Roy and
Nandalal Bose.
This ambitious venture would not have been possible without the support of my friends,
patrons & well wishers. I would like to express my gratitude to Mr Sunil Kant Munjal for his
priceless support. I would also like to thank Mr Vijay Kumar Aggarwal for his valuable guidance
and encouragement over a long period of time. I am highly obliged to Ms Priya Paul who has
been a strong pillar of support for over two decades. I am really thankful to Ms Christina & Mr
Mahesh Naithani for all their encouragement and continuous support.
I am deeply indebted to Ms Suman Aggarwal who has, for a long time been a source of
confidence and support. I have furthermore to thank Ms Smritee Rajgarhia Bhatt for always
extending a helping hand. I wish to thank Mr Arjun Pant for his valuable guidance on all the
legalities. My heartiest thanks go to Mr Suresh Jindal for all his help and support. I would also
like to extend my gratitude to Mr Jay, Mr Sumedh & Mr Debasish of the Design Associates Inc.
Their priceless patronage & conviction has been an emblem of strength.
I would also thank Uma Nair for all the moral support she has provided us. My sincere thanks
go to Ms Payal Kapoor, Ms Dolly Narang, Ms Vijaylakshmi Dogra, Mr Sanjay Sachdev, Mr
Vivan Sundaram, Mr Paresh Maity, Mr Sanjay Bhattacharya and Mr Vikram Bacchawat for
their motivating encouragement. I would also like to thank The Claridges for their support as
our Hospitality Partners. I thank Ms Neelam Malhotra with Ishita Grover and Gopinath Nair &
my entire team with Mr Sudhir Tandon who has just joined as President for making this
endeavour a possibility including Mr Prashanta Seal whose designing support has been a
source of remarkable achievement over a period of time.
Siddhartha Tagore
April, 2015, New Delhi
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COLLECTIBLES
*Details MF Husain
11.00 am - 1.00 pm
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LOT 01
LOT 02
A Carved Alabaster Statue [Male] #
Marble
24 x 8.5 inches (61 x 22 cms)
A Carved Alabaster Statue [Female] #
Marble
24 x 8.5 inches (61 x 22 cms)
` 2,50,000 – 3,00,000
` 2,50,000 – 3,00,000
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LOT 03
French Gilted Bronze & Cut Crystal spherical
Hinged Box #
16 x 6.75 inches (41 x 17 cms)
` 1,25,000- 1,50,000
LOT 04
Centre Piece With Three Figure
Holding the bowl #
Brass with cut glass
13 x 25 inches (33 x 64 cms)
` 2,50,000 – 3,00,000
LOT 07
LOT 08
Capodimonte Porcelain Cup Cover With 2
Coral Handles And Raised Figures #
6 x 4.5 x 5.25 inches (15 x 11 x 13 cms)
Sevres Antique [Male & Female] #
Porcelain
17 x 7 inches (43 x 18 cms)
` 15,000 – 30,000
LOT 09
LOT 05
LOT 06
Capodimonte Porcelain Box #
` 25,000 – 50,000
3 x 5.5 x 3.75 inches (8 x 14 x 10 cms)
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` 2,00,000 – 2,50,000
LOT 10
Capodimonte Porcelain Box #
5 x 9.5 x 7.25 inches (13 x 24 x 18 cms)
Set of 3 pcs Marble with Filigree Brass Enamelled to
Decorative Clock with Two Matching Candelabra #
14.5 x 10.25 x 4.25 inches (37 x 26 x 11 cms) [Candelabra]
15 x 8 inches (38 x 20 cms) [Clock]
The Six Polychrome Glazed Tiles Each Depicting
A Hunter On Horse Back Amid Flowering Branches #
24 x 28 inches (61 x 71 cms)
` 50,000 – 75,000
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
` 3,00,000 – 3,75,000
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LOT 15
Satsuma Vase #
14 x 8.5 inches (36 x 22 cms)
` 1,10,000 – 1,50,000
LOT 16
Satsuma Vase #
14 x 8.5 inches (36 x 22 cms)
` 1,10,000 – 1,50,000
LOT 11
LOT 12
LOT 13
GEC Vintage Phone #
34 x 11.75 x 11.75 inches
(86 x 30 x 30 cms)
One Porcelain Sevrestile And
Brass Table Lamp #
35.5 x 12 inches (90 x30 cms)
` 30,000 – 50,000
` 1,85,000 – 2,25,000
A Bronze Giraffe Of Tiger with
Light and Palm Tree #
15 x 37 inches (38 x 94 cms)
Signed K.L Marte
LOT 17
One Metal Lady with Child on
Marble Base #
LAVENTURE .Par Garnier
(Inscribed at base)
12.25 x 5.25 inches (31 x 13 cms)
` 2,50,000 – 3,25,000
` 40,000 – 60,000
LOT 14
Capodimonte porcelain footed bowl
with lid and plate #
13.5 x 18.5 x 12 inches (34 x 47 x 30 cms)
` 45,000 – 55,000
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LOT 18
A Japanese Meiji Satsuma
Square Form Vase #
12 x 3 inches (30 x 8 cms)
` 1,35,000 – 1,60,000
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LOT 24
Malchand ji Jangid’s Sitar #
Sandalwood
48 inches (122 cms)
` 14,00,000 – 17,00,000
LOT 19
Vintage ethnic Betel leaf
betel lime and tobacco box #
brass/ bronze
1.5 x 6.5 inches (4 x 17 cms)
` 90,000 – 1,20,000
LOT 20
Pashmina hand embroidered Shawl #
39 x 80 inches (100 x 203 cms)
` 40,000 – 60,000
LOT 21
Pichkari #
brass
3.5 x 19 inches (9 x 48 cms)
` 10,000 – 15,000
LOT 25
Malchand ji Jangid’s Pankhi #
Sandalwood
24 inches (61 cms)
` 4,00,000 – 5,50,000
LOT 26 [ a, b, c]
LOT 22
Siddha, Hindu Ritual object #
Brass Plate with Traces of Gold
10 inches dia (25 cms)
` 2,00,000 – 2,25,000
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LOT 23
Pashmina hand embroidered
Shawl #
39 x 76 inches (100 x 193 cms)
` 40,000 – 60,000
Walking Sticks From Tehrai, Region Nepal #
Wood
37.25 x 5 inches (95 x 13 cms) [a]
40 x 4 inches (102 x 10 cms) [b]
36 x 4 inches (91 x 10 cms) [a]
` 10,000 – 15,000
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LOT 31
Venkat BOTHSA (b.1961) #
Tiger Cub
Fiber Glass and Enamel Car Paint
16.75 x 30.75 x 8 inches
(43 x 78 x 20 cms)
` 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
LOT 28
LOT 27
Gramophone #
Wood
13.25 x 16 x 16 inches
(34 x 41 x 41 cms)
Slide Projector with Slides and Bulbs #
Metal
7.75 x 13 x 7.5 inches
(20 x 33 x 19 cms)
` 10,000 – 15,000
` 10,000 – 15,000
LOT 32
Venkat BOTHSA (b.1961) #
Female Head
Fiber Glass and Enamel Car Paint
8.75 x 8.5 x 7 inches
(22 x 22 x 18 cms)
` 90,000 – 1,20,000
LOT 33
Sachindranath Jha (b. 1975) #
LOT 29
LOT 30
Candle Stand #
Silver
9.25 x 9.5 x 4.25 inches (23 x 24 x 11 cms)
Ink Pot #
Brass
2 x 4 inches (5 x 10 cms)
Calf
Fiber Glass and Colour
22.25 x 29 x 12.5 inches
(57 x 74 x 32 cms)
` 80,000 – 1,00,000
` 10,000 – 15,000
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
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LOT 39
Mont Blanc #
Meisterstuck Pencil
S. No. BC 116332
` 11,000 – 13,000
LOT 35
Mont Blanc #
Meisterstuck Fountain Pen
LOT40
` 13,000 – 16,000
Sheaffer #
Ball Pen
` 4,000 – 5,000
LOT 34
Cartier #
Watch - Ladies Quartz No.15676
` 37,000 – 45,000
LOT 36
Omega #
Watch - Ladies Quartz No.1375
` 12,000 – 15,000
LOT 37
Mont Blanc #
Meisterstuck Ball Pen
` 12,000 – 15,000
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LOT 38
Mont Blanc #
Meisterstuck Ball Pen + 2 Refills
` 12,000 – 15,000
LOT 41
Cartier #
Sun Glasses
Made in France S. No. 6118
` 22,000 – 30,000
LOT 42
Sheaffer #
Gold Plated Fountain Pen & Ball Pen
with original cartridges
` 14,000 – 16,000
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LOT 45
Bhupen Khakhar (1934 - 2003) #
Ceramic pot
8.25 x 6 inches (21 x 15 cms)
Signed bottom
Provenance: Acquired by a most
prestigious gallery of Delhi from Teracotta/
ceramics workshop held at Shri O.P.
Jain’s Sanskriti Art Foundation in mid
1990’s. Signed by the artist at the bottom.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
[a]
[b]
[c]
LOT 46
[Reverse]
[Reverse]
[Reverse]
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
LOT 43 [a, b, c]
Digital Book of Drawings and Notes on Post Cards
7.25 x 4 x 1.1 inches (18 x 10 x 3 cms)
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
Provenance: Acquired from Delhi based collector.
Untitled
Pen & Ink drawings on Post cards
3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cms)
Dated verso, 1996 [a], Agra, 1997 [b & c]
` 85,000 – 1,00,000
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned
art gallery in Delhi.
` 2,50,000- – 4,00,000
LOT 44
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
LOT 47
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
Untitled (Drawing and notes - Front and Back)
Pen & Ink on Paper
8.25 x 5.75 inches (21 x 15 cms)
Untitled
Serigraph
27.25 x 38.5 inches (69 x 98 cms)
Signed l.l, Ed. 088/150
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery in Delhi.
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
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` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
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LOT 48
LOT 49
Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922) #
Akbar Padamsee (b. 1928) #
Untitled
Digital Print on Canvas
31.75 x 31.75 inches (81 x 81 cms)
S/d verso & l.l, 2004, Ed. 73/100
Metascape
limited edition Digital Print on Canvas
58 x 39 inches (147 x 100 cms)
S/d t.l, 2012 , Ed. 33/50
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 2,00,000 – 4,00,000
[a]
[b]
LOT 51 [a, b] (Set of 2)
Signed l.r, Ed. 35/80 [a] , 172/350 [b] #
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
Untitled
Serigraph [a], Offset Print [b]
21 x 14 inches (53 x 36 cms) [a]
17 x 23 inches (43 x 58 cms) [b]
` 1,40,000 – 2,50,000
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
LOT 50 [a, b, c] (Set of 3)
[c]
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
Offset Print [a], Serigraph [b,c]
22 x 17 inches (56 x 43 cms) [a],
44 x 23.5 inches (112 x 60 cms) [b]
21.5 x 29 inches (55 x 74 cms) [c]
s/d l.r, 1985 [a], l.r [b & c]
Ed. 122/300 [b], 73/150 [c]
[a]
[b]
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 2,30,000 – 3,50,000
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[a]
[b]
LOT 52 [a, b] (Set of 2)
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) #
Signed l,r
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 1,60,000 – 2,50,000
Untitled
Serigraph
27.75 x 17.5 inches (70 x 44 cms) [a]
29.5 x 21 inches (75 x 53 cms) [b]
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LOT 56
A book with illustrations by
Paritosh Sen #
A tree in my village
19.25x13.5 inches (49 x 34 cms)
Sign by the artist
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
LOT 57
LOT 53 [a,b]
[a]
[b]
dmitry melgunov (Russia) #
Himalayas Series (set of Two)
Digital Print on Archival Paper
26.75 x 40 inches (68 x 102 cms)
2012, Limited Edition, Author’s Copy
picture books on various subjects
during british raj in india #
Set of six books
` 10,000 – 15,000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
` 70,000 – 1,00,000
LOT 58
The oriental annual ( Set of Seven Volumes) #
Three books on Sceens in India by William Daniell
and one by Rev. Habart Cauntee, Two volumes on
Containing a series of tales, Legends & Historical
Romance by Thomas Bacon and one on the Lives of
the Mughal Emperors by Rev. Hobart Countee
5 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cms)
` 2,65,000 – 3,25,000
LOT 54
LOT 55
islamic calligraphy, Lucknow School #
A Yank’s memories of Calcutta #
Untitled
Ink on Paper
21.5 x 29.75 inches (55 x 76 cms)
1940’s
10.25 x 13.25 x 1 inches (26 x 34 x 3 cms)
1940’s
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 10,000 – 15,000
Spring Auction 2015 024
Provenance: Acquired from a Kolkata based gallery,the book
was published in 1946 and the Author of the book is Clyde
Waddle. An archival photographic album is a compilation of
60 photographs along with typed description, dedicated to all
GI’s who ‘Sweated it out’ in the China-Burma-India theater.
` 7,00,000 – 12,00,000
LOT 59
Constitution of India #
Published around 1950’s with 22 illustrations
from Mohenjo-daro. Calligraphed and
illuminated by Nand Lal Bose, the book is
signed by all the leading personalities in the
field of politics like Jawahar Lal Nehru
1.5 x 17 x 13 inches (4 x 43 x 33 cms)
` 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
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LOT 63
LOT 60
her majesty’s army by walter #
richards
A set of six volumes
` 20,000 – 25,000
dev anand series - i #
Set of six lobby cards ( Prem Shastra,
Banarasi Babu, Warrant, Gambler &
Guide) and four movie posters (Hum
Dono, Manzil, Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai,
Kala Bazar)
` 1,20,000 – 1,50,000
LOT 61
BOOKS ON MILITARY DURING THE
BRITISH RAJ & ABOUT THE PRINCELY
STATES #
A set of Nineteen Books
` 35,000 – 50,000
LOT 64
catalogues & books of artists’ and one
on ex. pm. late ms. indira gandhi by pupul
jayakar & raghu Rai #
A set of 15 catalogues and books signed by the artists’
Satyajit Ray’s Movie posters
series - i #
Set of eight movie posters ( Agantuk,
Chiriyakhana, Abhijaan, Teen Kanya,
Pather Panchali, Shatranj Ke Khiladi,
Apur Sansar, Uttaran)
` 80,000 – 1,00,000
` 80,000 – 1,20,000
LOT 62
Spring Auction 2015 026
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LOT 65 (a & b)
FRAMED PHOTOS OF LADY LINLITHGOW AND
LORD LINLITHGOW #
Photographs signed and dated (1943), by the Lady
and Lord Linlithgow, Governer General and Viceroy
of India from 1936 -1943.
` 75,000 – 80,000
LOT 66 & 67
Spring Auction 2015 028
LOT 68
Satyajit Ray’s Movie posters series - II #
Set of seven movie posters (Jai Baba Felunath, ShakhaPrashakha, Pather Panchali, Jalshaghar, Chiriyakhana, Abhijaan,
Seemabaddha)
dev anand series - II #
Set of six lobby cards (Banarasi Babu,
Duniya, Gambler, Guide, Warrant, Tere
Ghar Ke Samne) and fourteen black and
white movie stills
` 70,000 – 1,00,000
` 1,20,000 – 1,50,000
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LOT 69
Satyajit Ray’s Lobby card series-I #
Set of five movie Lobby cards (Seemabaddha,
Mahanagar, Naayak, Shatranj ke Khilari,
Kapurush O Mahapurush)
` 50,000 – 80,000
LOT 71
amitabh bachchan series #
Set of seven movie posters (Ram Balram,
Namak Haraam, Silsila, Sanjog, The
Great Gambler, Shaan, Sholay) and four
lobby cards (Bombay to Goa, Alaap,
Mard, Khud-daar)
` 35,000 – 50,000
LOT 70
LOT 72
120.75 x 60.25 inches (307 x 153cms)
Satyajit Ray’s Lobby card series-II #
Set of four movie Lobby cards (Naayak,
Kapurush O Mahapurush, Seemabaddha,
Mahanagar)
` 25,000 – 35,000
` 45,000 – 75,000
Kohinoor film poster-Collage of 6 #
Spring Auction 2015 030
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The patas of Chotanagpur plateau
developed as a variant of the patachitras
named ‘Chakshudan Pata’ or ‘Jadu Pata’.
In the event of the death of someone in the
nearby village or pargana, the patuas
draw a portrait of the dead . They charge a
fee from the relatives of the dead to add
eyes in the portrait. People believe that the
departed soul would find the way to
Heaven through that pair of eyes painted
for them by the ‘Jadu pata’. The tradition,
still followed in the area, is slowly fading
with time and modernism. These
patachitras were painted mainly following
the Vaishnav school of art.
INDEX
ARTIST
LOT NO
Chakshudan Patachitra--------------------01, 02, 03, 04
Santhal Scroll Painting---------------------05, 06, 07, 08
Bengal Scroll Painting----------------------09, 10, 11, 12
Chhotu Lal---------------------------------------------13, 14
Saura Tribal Painting-----------------------15, 16, 17, 18
Pinguli Chitragathi-----------------------------------19, 20
Mica Painting-----------------------------------------21, 22
Kalam Patua-------------------------------------------23, 24
New Kangra Miniature------------------------------25, 26
Gujarat Folk Painting--------------------------------27, 28
Baua Devi------------------------------------29, 30, 31, 32
Manisha Jha-----------------------------------------------33
Raghurajpur Patachitra-----------------------------34, 35
Jatra Pata----------------------------------------------36, 37
Jangarh Singh Shyam------------------38, 39, 40, 41, 42
Dhavat Singh-----------------------------------------------43
Venkat Raman Shyam------------------------------------44
Rajendra Kumar Shyam----------------------------------45
Shanta Ram Ghorkhana----------------------------------46
Ganesh Vangad--------------------------------------------47
Balu Jivya Mashe------------------------------------------48
Pichwai Painting--------------------------------------49, 50
Praksh Jogi--------------------------------------------51, 52
Dhokra Mask, Bastar-------------------------------------53
Kondh Tribal Sculpture-----------------------------------54
Bastar Tribal Sculpture-------------------------55, 57, 61
Jaidev Bhagel-----------------------------------------56, 58
Traditional Artifact Bastar Tribe-----------------------59
Shiv Verma-------------------------------------------------60
Bastar Tribal Pot------------------------------------------62
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FOLK & TRIBAL ART
2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
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LOT 04
Chakshudan Patachitra [Santhal Tribe]
Natural Pigment on Paper (Set of Six)
5.5 x 2.5 inches approx. (14 x 6 cms approx.)
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
LOT 01
LOT 02
Chakshudan Patachitra [Santhal Tribe]
Natural Pigment on Paper
10 x 12 inches (25 x 31 cms)
Chakshudan Patachitra [Santhal Tribe]
Natural Pigment on Paper
10 x 11 inches (25 x 28 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Published in a book Arts of the earth.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Published in a book Arts of the earth.
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
` 75,000 – 95,000
$ 1230 – 1557
An itinerant class of folk painters, the Jadu patuas, developed a
close association with life and culture of the Santhals due to a
long period of interaction between the two communities. This
inter relationship has produced an entire art genre – assimilation
of elements from the cultures of both.
Jadupatua scrolls show great varieties of expression and
treatment. The depictions are usually of the tribe and its customs,
rituals and celebrations. Women who normally wear white are
shown in flaming red; their chocolate complexions changed to
white or yellow. All pigments are traditionally derived from natural
sources, although, store-bought paints have also become
popular now due to their accessibility in the local markets. What
brings these works of visual artistry into the realm of ritual are
the songs that accompany the scrolls. In this context, the
paintings are an element of performance art, whence their story
is sung out along with the un-scrolling of the pata.
LOT 05 & 06
LOT 03
Chakshudan Patachitra [Santhal Tribe]
Natural Pigment on Paper
10.75 x 35 inches (27 x 89 cms)
Spring Auction 2015 034
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi. Published in a book
Arts of the Earth
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
Santhal scroll painting
Depicting Trinity & Santhal life style
Natural Pigment on Paper
77 x 8 inches approx. (196 x 20 cms approx.)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 25,000 – 40,000 (each)
$ 410 – 656
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LOT 07
LOT 08
LOT 09
Santhal scroll painting
Depicting Trinity & Santhal life style
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted
on Cloth
44 x 8.75 inches (112 x 22 cms)
Santhal scroll painting
Depicting Trinity & Santhal life style
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted
on Cloth
44.25 x 12.75 inches (112 x 32 cms)
Bengal scroll painting
Depicting Osama Bin Laden, 9/11
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted on Cloth
69 x 22 inches (175 x 56 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
collector based in Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from
a collector based in Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing
in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
` 25,000 – 40,000
$ 410 – 656
Spring Auction 2015 036
LOT 10
LOT 11
LOT 12
Bengal scroll painting
Depicting Santhal Revolution
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted on
Cloth
81.5 x 22 inches (207 x 56 cms)
Bengal scroll painting
Yam Pat
Kartik Chitrakar
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted on
Cloth
108 x 21 inches (274 x 53 cms)
Bengal scroll painting
Yam Pat
Rehman Chitrakar
Natural Pigments on Paper Pasted
on Cloth
109.5 x 22 inches (278 x 56 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing
in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Provenance: : Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing
in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 30,000 – 50,000
$ 492 – 820
` 30,000 – 50,000
$ 492 – 820
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing
in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 25,000 – 40,,000
$ 410 – 656
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The Saura paintings are simple in technique yet
complex in symbolism. Uncomplicated in layout yet
profound in purpose, they hold immense functional
and social significance. The art of Sauras draws
inspiration from their spiritual and religious beliefs.
They believe strongly in gods, ghosts and spirits of
nature and of their ancestors. These unseen beings
are regarded as presiding forces over the various
aspects of life, each with its sphere of influence. The
spaces in the paintings serve as temporary
dwellings for the spirits in the living world. The
paintings function as a means of worship and a
medium of invocation.
Painting an icon is an act of ritual divination, the wall
on which a painting is to be drawn is washed with
fresh red earth and water to provide a good
background. The painter uses a twig slightly splayed
at the end. The major pigment for the Saura icons is
white, which is obtained either from rice, ash, chalk
or lime mixed with water. At times he gives emphasis
to his figures with lampblack, red ochre, indigo blue,
and yellow. In recent times their art is no longer
restricted to the ritualistic but also to the artistic
imagination of the people creating similar artworks
on canvas or cloth.
LOT 15
saura tribal painting
Natural Pigment on Paper
45 x 35 inches (114 x 89 cms)
LOT 13
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned
art gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art,
Delhi.
Chhotu Lal (b. 1957)
Gouache on Handmade Paper
10.25 x 14.25 inches (26 x 36 cms)
S/d l.r, 2014
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 75,000 – 90,000
$ 1230 – 1475
LOT 14
Chhotu Lal (b. 1957)
Gouache on Handmade Paper
14 x 10.25 inches (36 x 26 cms)
S/d l.r, 2013
Spring Auction 2015 038
LOT 16
saura tribal painting
Natural Pigment on Paper
35 x 45 inches (89 x 114 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery in Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned
art gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art,
Delhi.
` 75,000 – 90,000
$ 1230 – 1475
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
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LOT 19
Pinguli chitragathi
[Maharashtra]
Natural Pigment on Paper
(double Sided - Set of two))
11.25 x 6.5 inches (29 x 17 cms)
LOT 17
saura tribal painting
Acrylic on Canvas
50 x 33.5 inches (127 x 85 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art,
Delhi.
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
` 35,000 – 50,000
$ 574 – 820
The Pinguli Chitragathis have had an unfaltering style for ages; its main features are depictions
of battle scenes or prominent scenes from various Indian epics. Chitragathi is an innovative
audio-visual medium where the artist holds a hand-made paper painting depicting scenes
from the epics of Ramayana, Mahabharata or Nandi Puran etc. Every painting is displayed
with vivid narratives by the Chitrakar who modulates his voice to create drama and is backed
by other vocalists and musical instruments which add life to the paintings’ narrative. The
paintings invariably have bold and flat colour areas bound by a uniform line. They seem to
have taken some inspiration from the traditional leather puppets and their imagery are
interestingly painted on both the sides.
LOT 20
LOT 18
saura tribal painting
Acrylic on Canvas
44 x 35 inches (112 x 89 cms)
Pinguli chitragathi
[Maharashtra]
Natural Pigment on Paper
(double Sided - Set of two))
11.25 x 6.5 inches (29 x 17 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art,
Delhi.
` 35,000 – 50,000
$ 574 – 820
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
Spring Auction 2015 040
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LOT 21
Mica painting [patna]
Set of four
Water Based Paint on Mica
4 x 2.5 inches (10 x 6 cms) [each]
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
[a]
[b]
Kalam was born into a family of wandering scroll painters
and storytellers or patuas. Kalighat art evolved as a
specific urban painting style to cater to pilgrims in and
around the Kalighat temple, as well as to the other
travellers. Initially, only purely religious themes were
used. Later, secular themes began to be included in the
wake of changing social mores and local customs.
` 30,000 – 35,000
$ 492 – 574
Mica painting [patna]
Set of four
Water Based Paint on Mica
4 x 2.5 inches (10 x 6 cms) [each]
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 30,000 – 35,000
$ 492 – 574
Spring Auction 2015 042
[c]
Kalam Patua (In the lines of Kalighat School)
Set of Three works
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 12.5 inches approx.(38 x 32 cms approx)
Signed l.r [a, b], l.r [c]
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
in Delhi.
` 65,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1066 – 1639
[a]
LOT 22
LOT 23
[b]
Kalam creates or rather re-creates the traditional Kalighat
painting, a genre that evolved as popular bazaar art in the
19th century Kolkata and then slowly vanished before the
Independence. His paintings, like the original Kalighat
themes, are also often, based on social observation and a
satirical take on contemporary themes. The subjects are
both contemporary and traditional, the original genre
poking fun at the westernised Bengali, or a current
contemporary setting. He also re-constructs imagery
borrowed directly from the paintings he has observed,
including religious themes.
LOT 24
[c]
Kalam Patua (In the lines of Kalighat School)
Set of Three works
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 12.5 inches approx.(38 x 32 cms approx)
Signed l.r [a], l.c [b]
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
in Delhi.
` 65,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1066 – 1639
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LOT 27
Gujarat Folk Painting
Natural Pigments on Paper
21.5 x 21.5 inches (55 x 55 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
LOT 25
new kangra miniature
Geet Govinda
Watercolour on Paper
11 x 7 inches (28 x 18 cms)
S/d l.r, 2014
` 20,000 – 30,000
$ 328 – 492
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 35,000 – 50,000
$ 574 – 820
LOT 26
new kangra miniature
Geet Govinda
Watercolour on Paper
11 x 7 inches (28 x 18 cms)
S/d l.r, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 35,000 – 50,000
$ 574 – 820
Spring Auction 2015 044
LOT 28
Gujarat Folk Painting
Natural Pigments on Paper
25 x 20 inches (64 x 51 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 20,000 – 30,000
$ 328 – 492
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LOT 29
baua devi [madhubani folk painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
21 x 33 inches (53 x 84 cms)
S/d l.r, 2005
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 60,000 – 75,000
$ 984 – 1230
LOT 30
baua devi [madhubani folk painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
33 x 21.5 inches (84 x 55 cms)
S/d l.r, 2005
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 60,000 – 75,000
$ 984 – 1230
Spring Auction 2015 046
LOT 31
baua devi [madhubani folk painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
47 x 62.75 inches (119 x 159 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
$ 1639 – 2459
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LOT 32
baua devi [madhubani folk painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
32.75 x 63.75 inches (83 x 162 cms)
S/d l.r, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
LOT 33
Manisha Jha [madhubani folk painting]
Chakra
Acrylic & Pen on Canvas
67 x 61 inches (170 x 155 cms)
S/d l.r, 2012
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 3,50,000 – 5,00,000
$ 5738 – 8197
Spring Auction 2015 048
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Patachitras are the folk paintings of
Orissa with a long history, traditionally
made over a piece of cloth known as
Pata or a dried palm leaf. Pata-chitra is
a combination of two words ‘Patta’
meaning canvas or cloth or screen or
veil and ‘chitra’ meaning picture. So
Pattachitra means painting on cloth.
The process begins with creating a
surface for the painting. A gummy paste
of boiled tamarind seeds and soft granite
powder is plastered on a stretched piece
of cloth. Once dry, the outlines of the
painting are sketched with charcoal or
limestone. Decorative motifs like borders
and geometric forms are drawn. The
soot of oil lamps serves for black and
diluted lime for white. The leaves of
plants, flower petals, fruits, rocks and
even the urine of domesticated animals
are used for colour. Recently, artists
have begun using chemical dyes and
paints as well.
The subjects of the paintings are usually
intricate and detailed traditional forms of
various
Gods,
Goddesses,
ornamentation of flowers, trees and
animals etc. Patachitra painting of
Raghurajpur has now become an
internationally renowned art form.
LOT 34
LOT 35
Raghurajpur Patachitra [odisha]
Ramayan
Natural Pigment on Coated Paper
50 x 35 inches (127 x 89 cms)
Raghurajpur Patachitra [odisha]
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
Natural Pigment on Coated Paper
38 x 25 inches (97 x 64 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
$ 2459 – 3279
` 35,000 – 55,000
$ 574 – 902
Spring Auction 2015 050
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LOT 36
Jatra Pata [odisha]
Lord Jagannatha, Balabhadra and
Subhadra
Natural Pigment on Coated Paper
18 x 20 inches (46 x 51 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing in
Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 50,000 – 75,000
$ 820 – 1230
[a]
[b]
LOT 38 [a, b]
Jangarh singh shyam [ gond tribal painting]
Mor [a], Samar [b] (set of two)
Pen & Ink on Paper
10.25 x 8 inches (26 x 20 cms) [a],
12.5 x 9.5 inches (32 x 24 cms) [b]
S/d l.l, 1990
[a]
LOT 39 [a, b]
LOT 37
Jatra Pata [odisha]
Lord Jagannatha, Balabhadra and
Subhadra
Natural Pigment on Coated Paper
13.25 x 15.5 inches (34 x 39 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery specializing in
Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 40,000 – 55,000
$ 656 – 902
Spring Auction 2015 052
Jangarh singh shyam
[ gond tribal painting]
Untitled (Set of two)
Pen & Ink on Paper
9.5 x 6 inches (24 x 15 cms)
[each]
S/d l.r, 1996
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art,
Delhi.
` 50,000 – 70,000 (each)
$ 820 – 1148
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery in Delhi
` 1,00,000 – 2,00,000 (each)
$ 1639 – 3279
[b]
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arcs and chopped lines give a vibrant energy
to the elementary pen drawings. Whatever the
technique,
Jangarh
Singh
Shyam’s
compositions stay strong with a binding force
that holds the viewer’s gaze, encouraging her
to look deeper in.
The forms take shape spontaneously in space.
The Gond deities painted by Jangarh Singh
Shyam stand apart in their simplicity which is
attained by intricate network of parallel and
consecutive lines brilliantly placed in a sort of
momentum -- various figurations with an
overall effect of dynamic movement, enhanced
by outward concentric lines. In this work, he
has not used traditional materials but a pen on
paper to depict a very elaborate design. Lord
Ganesha is portrayed gracefully holding his
trunk in his right hand while extending the left
in a blessing.
LOT 41
Jangarh singh shyam [ gond tribal painting]
Ganesh
Pen & Ink on Paper
25 x 20.5 inches (64 x 52 cms)
S/d l.l, 1995
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
LOT 40
Jangarh singh shyam [ gond tribal painting]
Mayur
Mixed Media on Paper
28 x 23 inches (71 x 58 cms)
S/d l.l, 1993
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2459 – 4098
Spring Auction 2015 054
One of the first recognized and par excellence Gond artists,
Jangarh was termed as one of the major “Other Masters”, a term
referring to the genre of indigenous nature. From his early work,
with a raw and expressive touch, to his refined latest artworks, his
career demonstrates exceptional creativity. His first large scale
works on paper of the early 80s reveal forms of great expressiveness
and simplicity, exuding a dominant primal feel. The composition is
sheer genius.
Aboriginal designs laid out within the form of a sitting deer with his
antlers growing skywards, akin to another popular Gond
representation -- the tree of life. Juxtapositions of concentric lines,
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
LOT 42
Jangarh singh shyam [ gond tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 12 inches (61 x 31 cms)
S/d l.c, 1992
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
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Dhavat Singh has a penchant for using animal imagery in his typical
Gond style. He makes interesting modifications at the same time to
enrich his visual language. Contemporized visual representations of
village life, adorned with vivacious plant and animal imagery spread
across his canvas like the illustration of a numinous folk story. The
tiger form in various indigenous settings has evolved as a popular
theme in depicting which the artist is par excellence at. The colourful
artwork with intricate detailing and aboriginal patterns creates a world
of mystical folklore, and the viewer is held enchanted.
LOT 43
dhavat singh [gond tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
32.5 x 20 inches (83 x 51 cms)
S/d l.r, 2013
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi
` 60,000 – 75,000
$ 984 – 1230
Venkat Shyam started sketching when he was seven years old.
Scraps of paper, blank spaces on the walls were all covered with
his charcoal drawings. In 1983,Venkat’s uncle, Jangarh Singh
Shyam, happened to notice the drawing of Shridi Saibaba on the
wall and the sketches of houses and insects in the margins of the
newspaper that Venkat had made. He immediately recognised the
talent before him. He asked Venkat to come to Bhopal to paint.
Venkat works in the conventional Gond style of painting and
explores both cultural and abstract themes. He feels an artist must
add something of himself to time honoured themes. His works are
very contemporary in treatment, although the style and spirit
remains indigenous.
LOT 44
Venkat Raman Shyam [gond tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
34 x 28.25 inches (86 x 72 cms)
S/d l.r, 1999
LOT 45
Rajendra Kumar Shyam [gond tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
69.5 x 43.75 inches (177 x 111 cms)
S/d l.r, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery in Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery specializing in
Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 55,000 – 75,000
$ 902 – 1230
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
$ 1639 – 2459
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LOT 47
ganesh vangad [worli tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Cloth
38.25 x 65.5 inches (97 x 166 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 60,000 – 1,00,000
$ 984 – 1639
LOT 46
ShantaRam ghorkhana [worli tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Cloth
33.25 x 65.5 inches (84 x 166 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 60,000 – 80,000
$ 984 – 1311
Spring Auction 2015 058
LOT 48
Balu Jivya Mashe [worli tribal painting]
Untitled
Acrylic on Cloth
31 x 86.5 inches (79 x 220 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
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LOT 49
LOT 50
pichwai painting [Rajasthan]
Untitled
Stone Colours on Cloth
76.5 x 46.5 inches (194 x 118 cms)
pichwai painting [Rajasthan]
Untitled
Stone Colours on Cloth
86 x 56 inches (218 x 142 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned art
gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art, Delhi.
` 1,25,000 – 1,75,000
$ 2049 – 2869
` 85,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1393 – 2049
Spring Auction 2015 060
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LOT 54
kondh tribal sculpture
Mixed alloy
18.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 inches (47 x 14 x 09 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
Delhi based renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
` 7500 – 10,000
$ 123 – 164
LOT 55
Bastar Tribal Sculpture
Dhokra Casting, Brass
15.25 x 10 x 4.5 inches (39 x 25 x 11 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based
renowned art gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
LOT 51
LOT 52
Prakash jogi [Gujarat]
Untitled
Pen on Canvas
53 x 36 inches (135 x 91 cms)
Prakash jogi [Gujarat]
Untitled
Pen on Canvas
49 x 41 inches (124 x 104 cms)
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist
` 75,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1230 – 1639
` 50,000 – 75,000
$ 820 – 1230
` 5000 – 7000
$ 82 – 115
LOT 56
jaIdev bhagel [Bastar Tribe]
Mohariya Kachwa
Dhokra Casting, Brass
38 x 26 x 19 inches (97 x 66 x 48 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based renowned
art gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
LOT 53
` 90,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1475 – 2049
Mask, Bastar
Iron & Brass (set of Two)
18.75 x 11.75 inches approx. (48 x 30 cms)
{each}
LOT 57
Provenance: Acquired from a
Delhi based renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
Bastar TribAL sculpture
Brass
11.75 x 4 x 3.5 inches (30 x 10 x 9 cms)
` 20,000 – 30,000
$ 328 – 492
Provenance: Acquired from a
Delhi based renowned art gallery
specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
` 3,500 – 5,000
$ 57 – 82
Spring Auction 2015 062
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Verma has given a contemporary impulse to the traditional Dokra bronze
sculpture. The work highlights the impact of industrialization on the rural
lifestyles of the ethnic community in the region of Bastar. The sculpture carries
an idiosyncratic tribal language which in turn provides the work a unique identity.
LOT 58
jaidev bhagel [Bastar Tribe]
Mahua Tree
Bronze
75 x 36 x 36 inches (191 x 91 x 91 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based
renowned art gallery specializing in Folk & Tribal Art.
` 4,00,000 – 5,00,000
$ 6557 – 8197
LOT 60
SHIV VERMA
Bastar Tribal sculpture
Bronze
27.75 x 55 x 8 inches
(70 x 140 x 20 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned art gallery in Delhi.
` 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2869 – 4098
LOT 59
Traditional Artifact Bastar Tribe
Wooden artifact used for religious purpose in Madhya Pradesh
51.25 x 27.5 inches (130 x 70 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector
` 40,000 – 60,000
$ 656 – 984
Spring Auction 2015 064
LOT 61
Bastar Tribal sculpture
Brass
8.25 x 6.75 x 7.5 inches (21 x 17 x 19 cms)
LOT 62
Bastar Tribal Pot
Brass
10 x 9.25 x 7.5 inches (25 x 23 x 19 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector.
Provenance: Acquired from a
Delhi based collector.
` 20,000 – 30,000
$ 328 – 492
` 20,000 – 30,000
$ 328 – 492
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INDEX
LOT NO ARTIST
Indra Dugar-------------------------------------------------01
Hemen Mazumdar----------------------------------------02
Abanindranath Tagore-----------------------------------03
Gaganendranath Tagore---------------------------------04
Nandalal Bose----------------------------------------05, 06
Jamini Roy--------------------------------------07 to 16, 19
Abani Sen--------------------------------------------------17
Maniklal Banerjee----------------------------------------18
Manishi Dey-----------------------------------------------20
Gopal Ghose--------------------------------------21, 22, 23
Dipen Bose-------------------------------------------------24
Nikhil Biswas------------------------------------------25, 26
Sudhir Khastagir--------------------------------------27, 28
George Keyt-------------------------------------------29, 30
Ranada Charan Ukil----------------------------------31, 32
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya-----------------------------33
Manindra Bhushan Gupta------------------------------34
Zainul Abedin---------------------------------------------35
Benode Behari Mukherjee------------------------------36
Sailoz Mookherjea----------------------------------------37
Sunil Madhav Sen------------------------------------38, 39
Somnath Hore---------------------------------------------40
Jogen Chowdhury-----------------------------------------41
Ganesh Pyne---------------------------------------42 to 45
Ram Kumar-----------------------------------46, 47, 52, 53
Paritosh Sen-----------------------------------------------48
K.S. Kulkarni------------------------------------------------49
Bimal Dasgupta--------------------------------------------50
Maqbool Fida Husain-51, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 75 to 78
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G.R. Santosh-----------------------------------------------54
Shanti Dave-------------------------------------------55, 61
B. Prabha---------------------------------------------------56
Sidharth----------------------------------------------------57
Arup Das----------------------------------------------------59
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde-------------------------------------60
M. Sivanesan-----------------------------------------------62
Thota Vaikuntam------------------------------------------63
Bishamber Khanna----------------------------------------64
Suhas Roy---------------------------------------69- A, 69- B
Sohan Qadri------------------------------------------------70
Sanjay Bhattacharya--------------------------------------71
K. Laxma Goud---------------------------------72- A, 72- B
Prabhakar Barwe------------------------------------------73
Arpana Caur-----------------------------------------------74
Paresh Maity-----------------------------------------------79
Neeraj Goswami-------------------------------------------80
Akbar Padamsee------------------------------------------81
Jayasri Burman--------------------------------------------82
Shamshad Hussain----------------------------------------83
DLN Reddy--------------------------------------------------84
Vivan Sundaram-------------------------------------------85
Roy Thomas------------------------------------------------86
Badri Narayan------------------------------------86, 88, 89
Vladimir Zaitsev-------------------------------------------90
B. Vithal------------------------------------------------91, 92
Atul Sinha----------------------------------------------93, 94
G. Reghu----------------------------------------------------95
K.S. Radhakrishnan---------------------------------------96
*Details Jamini Roy
ARTIST
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LOT 02
LOT 01
Indra Dugar (1918 - 1989)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
9.5 x 11.5 inches (24 x 29 cms)
Signed l.r
Hemen Mazumdar (1871 - 1948)
[DhEEren Studio]
Potrait of Subhash Chandra Bose
Oil on Board
22 x 16 inches (56 x 41 cms)
Signed Dheeren Studio. l.l
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi based Gallery
Provenance: Acquired from the Chaudhury Family, with
whom the artists stayed for four year during World War II;
By descent until purchased by the present owner. The work
was published in Bowring’s Fine Art Auction Catalogue
` 75,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1230 – 1639
` 6,00,000 – 8,00,000
$ 9836 – 13115
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His classic works include paintings of scenes from Indian
mythology, women and village life.
The Archaeological Survey of India, Department of Culture,
Govt. of India has declared his works among the “nine artists”
whose works are to be considered “art treasures” of the country.
LOT 03
Abanindranath Tagore (1871 - 1951)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
5.5 x 4 inches (14 x 10 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
He was greatly influenced by the murals of the Ajanta Caves
and the Tagore family. The style of Nandlal’s paintings reflects
the historic artistic tradition as well as the contemporary
practices of Indian art form.
Nandalal also imbibed the wash technique used by Japanese
artists. This gave rise to a series of wash paintings that
transformed the simple objects of everyday life into tools of
powerful artistic expression. It was a culmination of the classical
with the rural, the classical with the coarse, and the homely with
the technical that gave his art its great composure and
fundamental directness.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
LOT 05
Nandalal Bose (1882 - 1966)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
13.25 x 9.25 inches (34 x 24 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 6,00,000 – 8,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
LOT 04
Gaganendranath Tagore
(1867 - 1938)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
10 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 4,00,000 – 6,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
Spring Auction 2015 070
LOT 06
Nandalal Bose (1882 - 1966)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
7 x 4.25 inches (18 x 11 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
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After his initial years of painting in an impressionistic western style, Jamini
Roy adopted simplification of forms, bold, flat colours and indigenous
medium, material and themes inspired by traditional folk paintings. He
sought further inspiration from religious epics like the Ramayana and
Krishna Lila and also portrayed scenes from the Bible (Last Supper, Christ)
repeatedly. He painted men and women from the village, reinventing popular
images from the patua’s repertoire. Village women in sitting, standing or
dancing gesture -- solo or in groups -- were one of his favourite subjects.
He painted them in a variety of colours and postures throughout.
Roy brought the sensibilities of a trained artist to his appropriation of folk
idiom. The use of folk idioms manifested in various ways. He created a lot
of animal figures, especially horses that were representations or visuals of
toys or puppets. The asceticism of his bold lines displays Roy’s superb
control over the brush: the lines drawn lyrically and sensuously bring forth
the poetry of the underlying sophisticated form. Jamini Roy restricted his
palette to seven colours - Indian red, yellow ochre, cadmium green,
vermillion, grey, blue and white. These were mostly earthy or mineral
colours.
Spring Auction 2015 072
LOT 07
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Tempera on Cloth
18 x 48 inches (46 x 122 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Certified by Three Authorities of Jamini Roy & also restored
by Rupik Chawla
` 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
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LOT 08
LOT 09
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper
13 x 7.5 inches (33 x 19 cms)
Signed l.r
Untitled
Gouache on Paper board
15 x 18.5 inches (38 x 47 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
` 3,00,000 – 5,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
Spring Auction 2015 074
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LOT 10
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
9 x 17 inches (23 x 43 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 4,50,000 – 6,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
LOT 11
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
11 x 7 inches (28 x 18 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
Spring Auction 2015 076
LOT 12
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
15.25 x 11 inches (39 x 28 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 3,00,000 – 5,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
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LOT 13
LOT 14
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
18.5 x 12 inches (46 x 30 cms)
Signed l.r
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 4,50,000 – 5,50,000
` 3,00,000 – 5,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
Spring Auction 2015 078
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LOT 17
Abani SEN (1905 - 1972)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
16 x 10 inches (41 x 25 cms)
Signed l.l
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 80,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1311 – 1639
LOT 15
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Gouache on Paper Board
13 x 18 inches (33 x 46 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
LOT 18
MANIKLAL BANERJEE(1916 - 2002)
LOT 16
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Tempera on Paper Board
10.5 x 27.5 inches (27 x 70 cms)
Signed l.r
` 4,50,000 – 7,50,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector,
who further acquired it from the family of Jamini Roy
Spring Auction 2015 080
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
19.5 x 15 inches (50 x 38 cms)
Signed l.l
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned
Delhi Based Gallery.
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
$ 1639 – 2459
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LOT 19 [a, b, c]
JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)
Untitled
Pen on Paper
[a] 4.75 x 3.25 inches (12 x 8 cms)
[b] 4.75 x 3.5 inches (12 x 9 cms)
[c] 4.5 x 3.5 inches (11 x 9 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
[a]
[b]
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
In this water colour on paper, Gopal Ghose almost abstracts
the nature around him and with minimal colours in his
characteristic style. He brings forth the meeting point of
earth and sky. All the elements seem to come together in
this subtly abstracted landscape painting.
[c]
LOT 20
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
7 x 3 inches (18 x 8 cms)
Signed l.l
“Through three decades of painting, searching tirelessly for modes and values,
and presenting his vision of life in terms of pictorial, Manishi Dey has gained
assurance and power and feels that he is near the end of his search…Supported
by the blessings of his gurus and his own indomitable genius, it should be
possible for him to withstand every shock of fortune and win.” ---Sitaramiah
Spring Auction 2015 082
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
13.5 x 21 inches (34 x 53 cms)
Signed l.r, 1956
` 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2869 – 4098
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Manishi Dey was part of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group. His style was
primarily traditional in treatment and expression, and yet, he gave the work a
distinct character. By enhancing effects with line, form, plane and colour, he
gently metamorphosed the softer wash styles and techniques creating bolder
textures, striking imagery, imagined and created spontaneity. Dey did a lot of
portraits with red-and-orange hues.
Gopal Ghose (1913 - 1980)
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery,
who further acquired from the artist’s daughter in early 1990’s.
Manishi Dey (1909 –1966)
` 1,00,000 – 1,50,000
$ 1639 – 2459
LOT 21
LOT 22
Gopal Ghose (1913 -1980)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cms)
Signed l.c, 1955
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned Delhi based Gallery.
` 75,000 – 1,00,000
$ 1230 – 1639
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LOT 23
Gopal Ghose (1913 - 1980)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
14.5 x 21 inches (37 x 53 cms)
Signed l.r, 1974
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery,
who further acquired from the artist’s daughter in early 1990’s
` 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2869 – 4098
LOT 24
Dipen Bose
Mahishasur Mardini
Watercolour on Paper
22 x 15.25 inches (56 x 39 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
* Dipen Bose’s paintings are displayed next to Nandalal
Bose’s painting in the permanent collection of NGMA
Spring Auction 2015 084
LOT 25
Nikhil Biswas (1930 - 1966)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
21 x 14.25 inches (53 x 37 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 4,50,000
$ 4098 – 7377
LOT 26
Nikhil Biswas (1930 - 1966)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 10.5 inches (38 x 27 cms)
Signed l.l, 1942
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Delhi.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
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LOT 27
Sudhir Khastagir (1907 - 1974)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
18 x 11.5 inches (46 x 29 cms)
Signed & sealed l.r
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Kolkota.
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2459 – 4098
“Keyt I think is the living nucleus of a great painter. In all his works,
there is the moderation of maturity. … [His] figures take on a strange
expressive grandeur, and radiate an aura of intensely profound
feeling.”
- Pablo Neruda, poet
LOT 28
Sudhir Khastagir (1907 - 1974)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
12.5 x 10 inches (32 x 25 cms)
Signed & sealed l.r
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Kolkota.
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2459 – 4098
Spring Auction 2015 086
LOT 29
LOT 30
George Keyt (1901 - 1993)
George Keyt (1901 - 1993)
Lovers
Drawing on Board
20 x 12 inches (51 x 30 cms)
S/d l.r, 1944
Untitled
Drawing on Board
25 x 15 inches (64 x 38 cms)
S/d t.r, 1982
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,00.000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
` 2,00.000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
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Chittaprosad Bhattacharya’s powerful and sensitive,
dark black and white sketches are based on the
experiences of the human lives during the Bengal famine
in 1943. It was the time when millions of lives were
destroyed and Bhattacharya’s artwork majorly depicted
human sufferings in a pictorial language. In 1946, he
moved to Bombay to work for the Left Press and did
several works
LOT 33
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya (1915 - 1978)
Sachitra Bharat
Ink on Paper
25.75 x 16.5 inches (65 x 42 cms)
S/d l.l, 1945
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,00,000 – 2,50,000
$ 3279 – 4098
LOT 31
LOT 32
Ranada Charan Ukil (1907 - 1974)
Ranada Charan Ukil (1907 - 1974)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
15.75 x 9.75 inches (40 x 25 cms)
Signed l.r
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
14.25 x 9 inches (36 x 23 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Kolkota.
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Kolkota.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2459 – 4098
Spring Auction 2015 088
LOT 34
Manindra Bhushan Gupta (1898 – 1968)
Untitled, Unsigned
Watercolour wash on Paper
17.75 x 12.75 inches (45 x 32 cms)
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 75,000 – 1,25,000
$ 1230 – 2049
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LOT 35
Zainul Abedin (1914 - 1976)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
6.5 x 9.75 inches (17 x 25 cms)
Signed u.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
This work is earlier published in a catalogue
on Bengal School Exhibition which took place
in Kolkata at Gaganendranath Hall.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
LOT 36
Benode Behari Mukherjee (1904 - 1980)
Untitled
Goache on Board
9 x 5.75 inches (23 x 15 cms)
Signed l.l
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
Spring Auction 2015 090
Sailoz pursued an inner creative journey exuding a sense of joy in his expressionism,
focusing on the lyrical nature of line and an outburst of warm colours. The simplification
of form and vibrancy were derived from his years in Europe and inspiration from works
of Matisse but his main influences were folk art and Basohli miniatures. He focused on
themes such as oneness with nature and rural serenity. Sailoz is one of the early
modernists who showed a flair for simplification of forms, vigorous lines and dynamic
movement.
LOT 37
Sailoz MOOKHERJEA (1907 - 1960)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
15 x 21 inches (38 x 53 cms)
Signed u.r
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Kolkota Based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 3,00,000
* National Art Treasure, Non exportable item.
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[a]
[b]
Hore’s drawing on paper dated 1981 portrays the anguished
human figurative forms. The rough surfaces and exposed
channels increase the visual appeal of his work. His work contains
expressions extracted from his humanist eye, his fondness
towards understanding, and his communist ideology.
LOT 40 [a, b]
LOT 38
Sunil Madhav Sen (1910 - 1979)
Untitled
Drawing on Paper
9.5 x 10.5 inches (24 x 27 cms) [each]
S/d l.r, 1981
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Untitled
Oil & Sand on Ply Board
30 x 48 inches (76 x 122 cms)
` 1,10,000 – 1,30,000
$ 1803 – 2131
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Kolkota Based Gallery.
` 5,00,000 – 6,00,000
$ 8197 – 9836
LOT 41
LOT 39
Jogen Chowdhury (b. 1939)
Sunil Madhav Sen (1910 - 1979)
Untitled
Mixed Media on Cloth
11.75 x 13 inches (30 x 33cms)
S/d l.l, 1998
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
19.25 x 15.75 inches (49 x 40 cms)
Signed l.r
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 1,00,000 – 2,00,000
$ 1639 – 3279
Spring Auction 2015 092
Somnath Hore (1921 - 2006)
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4098 – 6557
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LOT 42
Pyne was an important, imaginative painter of his time with an
uncanny story telling quality in his work. His works typically inquire
themes of Bengali folklore and mythology. Pyne started working
with water colour in the Bengal school style and gradually shifted
to gouache and then to tempera, barring his stint with illustrations
for children’s books early on. His paintings are often multi-layered
where shadow and light seem to create dreamy illusions. He was
also known as a “painter of darkness”, for using dark colours like
ochre, black, brown and blue and motifs often suggesting death,
pain and loneliness.
The idea of demons and strange creatures come multiple times in
his works as also do the manifestation of myths. Similar imaginary
form comes alive in this enticing work in subtle deep shades with
multi layers of colour and a crisscross of lines to further enrich the
texture of the work -- the painting becomes more surreal than real.
He worked in various media including drawings on diary pages,
pastels, oil and water colour.
LOT 43
LOT 44
LOT 45
Ganesh Pyne (1937 - 2013)
Ganesh Pyne (1937 - 2013)
Ganesh Pyne (1937 - 2013)
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
6.5 x 4.5 inches (17 x 11cms)
S/d l.l, Verso, 1994
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
10 x 7.5 inches (25 x 19 cms)
S/d c.r, 1989
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
10.75 x 8.75 inches (27 x 22 cms)
S/d l.l, 1991
Provenance: Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Published in a catalogue of Ganesh Pyne in mid 90’s
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Provenance:
Acquired from a Delhi Based collector.
` 8,00,000 – 10,00,000
$ 13114 – 16393
` 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2869 – 4098
` 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2869 – 4098
Ganesh Pyne (1937 - 2013)
Untitled
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
4.5 x 6.5 inches (11 x 17 cms)
S/d l.r, 1993
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery.
Published in a catalogue of Ganesh Pyne in mid 90’s
Pyne deeply influenced artists of newer generations and his influence is evident in the works of several important contemporaries.
` 8,00,000 – 10,00,000
$ 13114 – 16393
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Ram Kumar who was part of the Progressive Artists’ Group is a
pioneer abstract artist. His paintings are aesthetic representations of
juxtaposition of forms and sentiments. His visual language is akin to
an aerial view of a landscape from a high vantage point. The multi
hued geographic scapes are harmoniously placed in perspective.
Land and water, at each others’ edges, in a synchronistic tranquil
concurrence of colour and linear forms with misty blurring boundaries,
stokes of colours, blues, yellows and whites, sometimes pleasant
pastels, other times, dark hues demarcating spaces, manifesting
sensuousness and beauty of nature, stippling and studding of
textures across the painted surfaces, form his visual language.
LOT 47
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi Based
collector. Work is certified by artist.
The rivers, ghats, lanes manifest the imaginary or real landscapes of
the holy city of Varanasi, get often times translated into outlines set
against swathes of coloured planes. Increasingly abstract
landscapes, done in sweeping strokes of paint, evoke both exultation
of natural spaces and cityscapes; though empty of human presence,
they resonate with the collective spiritual experience. One may
observe an abundance of triangular forms which maybe purely
representational or also passive symbols of the spiritual. The mood
of each painting is distinct; sometimes it is vibrant at others, sombre
and sublime.
` 25,00,000 – 30,00,000
$ 40983 – 49180
“Abstract is derived from nature. Take a part of a tree or a branch
without its surroundings and it turns abstract.” -- Ram Kumar
` 27,00,000 – 35,00,000
$ 44262 – 57377
LOT 46
Ram KUMAR (b.1924)
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 inches (91 x 122 cms)
S/d Verso, 2004
Spring Auction 2015 096
Ram KUMAR (b.1924)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
50 x 33 inches (127 x 84 cms)
S/d Verso, 2008
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi
Based collector. Work is certified by artist.
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Sen’s drawings and paintings are noted for their strong lines and bold, stylised strokes.
Vivacious colour is also an important feature in his paintings, along with voluminous figures,
expressing countless emotions. A recurrent subject in Sen’s works is depiction of scenes
from everyday urban life with bold, vigorous strokes, a touch of humour /satire notwithstanding,
layered in cleverly. He has always depicted human figures in strong, sensuous colours.
Paritosh Sen met Pablo Picasso in the 1950s. The master spent five hours with him, and the
meeting left a deep and lasting impression on Sen. “Picasso’s works and methods taught
me more than what I was prepared for and it took me some time to assimilate the concepts
and integrate them with my own work,” he recalled. Sen met Picasso at his studio in Rue des
Grands Augustins, having left the subcontinent to study art in various art colleges in Paris.
The influence and recollection of that meeting is the subject of this typical colourful creation
of the master.
LOT 48
Paritosh Sen (1918 - 2008)
The Artist & His Model in Role Reversed (Diptych)
Oil on Canvas
42 x 60 inches (107 x 152 cms)
S/d Verso, 1990
Provenance: Acquired from a prestigious Gallery in Delhi.
Work was displayed in the Solo show of the artist in mid 90’s.
` 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
$ 19672 – 24590
Spring Auction 2015 098
He drew his inspiration from the folk and primitive art, be it Egyptian, Indian,
Mexican, Incan etc. He could work entirely within the Indian tradition with as
much ease and consummate skill as he could adapt the mores of some Western
Masters.
Kulkarni was well versed in India’s cultural lore, its mythology, its epic, its
legends, as well as its hoary art forms. Added to that was his initiation in western
art and its aesthetics. This amalgam was a heady mix that enlivened his
sensibility, especially in his drawings which are crisp in timbre and most
palatable. Kulkarni pursued absolute abstraction at one moment, at others,
turning symbols and signs with weighty meanings. At the same time, his
figuration was vigorous, or else sweet, such as in his delineation of Lord Krishna
LOT 49
K.S. Kulkarni (1918 - 1994)
Untitled
Gouache on Board
19.25 x 15.25 inches (49 x 39 cms)
Signed l.c
Provenance: Acquired from a
prestigious Gallery in Delhi.
` 4,00,000 – 5,00,000
$ 6557 – 8197
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Dasgupta painted landscapes that gave full rein to his
penchant for nature and its fanciful shapes and colours.
He shifted slowly from realistic images to abstraction. He
used textural changes and sharply defined colour schemes
to make his canvases come alive with shifting shapes and
barely visible forms. He used a lot of merging of browns,
greys and blacks; although the hues are sombre, hints of
bright yellows and reds illuminat the whole composition
revealing the strong underlying emotions.
Husain was one of the original members of
the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group
founded by F. N. Souza. A true modern
master, he was often called the Picasso of
India. Themes in Husain’s work have been
largely cultural; he embraced various
influences -- folk, tribal and mythological-to create a vibrantly contemporary body of
works. The essence of Indian culture was
deeply imbibed into his artistic iconography.
Husain had a certain passion for horses.
He has created a lot of works with horse
as the central theme --the influences are
multiple culturally, as is evident in his
oeuvre, Duldul, the horse of Imam Husain
at the battle of Karbala. We also see a lot
of influence of the Mahabharata & the
Ramayana in his various works. It is
perhaps the artist’s iconic horses that most
effectively illuminate the amalgamation of
personal and public, historic and
contemporary, national and international
that his oeuvre will always represent.
LOT 50
Bimal Dasgupta (1917 - 1995)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
40 x 22 inches (102 x 56 cms)
S/d l.r & verso, 1967
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4098 – 6557
* Restoration work has been carried on, on this painting
Spring Auction 2015 0100
LOT 51
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
51 x 35 inches (130 x 89 cms)
Signed in Devanagari & Urdu t.c
Provenance: Acquired from collector,
a diamond merchant based in Gujarat.
` 80,00,000 – 1,00,00,000
$ 131148 – 163934
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LOT 52
Ram KUMAR (b.1924)
Untitled
Acrylic on Paper
22 x 29.5 inches (56 x 75 cms)
S/d Verso, 2011
LOT 53
Ram KUMAR (b.1924)
Untitled
Acrylic on Paper
20.5 x 29 inches (52 x 74 cms)
S/d Verso, 2006
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
Provenance:
Acquired from a Delhi based collector.
` 4,50,000 – 6,50,000
$ 7377 – 10656
` 4,50,000 – 6,50,000
$ 7377 – 10656
Spring Auction 2015 0102
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Santosh was greatly influenced by geometric
shapes and the mysticism of the Kashmir valley.
He developed an inclination towards cubism and
began creating cubist landscapes. Later, inspired
by the Tantra philosophy that he studied, Santosh
started working with geometrical representations
of the male and female forms and his subjects
came to be dominated by the concept of ShivShakti.
LOT 54
G.R. Santosh (1929 - 1997)
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
17.5 x 10.5 inches (45 x 27 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowed Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
B. Prabha was an important Indian artist who worked mainly in oils, in her particular
distinguished style. She is best known for graceful elongated figures of distant and
preoccupied rural women. She started working at a time when India had few
women artists; her inspiration was Amrita Shergil. Prabha was moved by the lives
of rural women, and they became the perennial theme of her work. The artist
continually explored an array of related subjects alluding to society, identity and
gender equality.
LOT 55
Shanti Dave (b. 1931)
Untitled
Mixed Media on Canvas
21.75 x 13.5 inches (55 x 34 cms)
S/d l.r, 1988
Provenance: Acquired from a renowed
and old Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 5,00,000
$ 4098 – 8197
Spring Auction 2015 0104
LOT 56
B. Prabha (1933 – 2001)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
41 x 52.75 inches (104 x 134 cms)
S/d l.r, 1970
Provenance:
Acquired from a renowned Delhi Based Gallery
` 20,00,000 – 25,00,000
$ 32787 – 40984
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[a]
LOT 58 [a, b]
Maqbool Fida Husain
(1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
12.5 x 11 inches (32 x 28 cms) [a]
15 x 9.5 inches (38 x 24 cms) [b]
Dated 19, December 1987 [b]
LOT 57
sidharth (b. 1956)
Ganga
Mixed Media on Canvas
72 x 216 inches (183 x 549 cms)
Signed and dated 2015, l.l
` 45,00,000 – 75,00,000
$ 73770 – 122951
Spring Auction 2015 0106
Provenance: This painting was exclusively
displayed in India Art Fair, 2015, where it was
a showstopper. The artist is going to make 14
more works of this series containing different
aspects of The Ganges
Provenance: Acquired
from a renowed and old
Delhi based Gallery.
` 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4918 – 6557
[b]
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Yellows and browns can be seen merging and sub merging to define
the contours of the forms in Arup’s work. Human figures occupy a vital
position in his paintings. Das chooses to represent man as a social
being, placed within the framework of his cultural and natural
environment. He is as comfortable painting with oils as he is with
watercolours. He is at his productive and innovative best when he is
working with a combination of media. He employs a wide variety of
shades to depict his expressive human figures in serene sepia
landscapes.
LOT 60
LOT 59
ARUP DAS (1924 - 2004)
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, regarded as one of India’s foremost abstract painters, was
part of the Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay formed in 1947. He is a recipient of
the prestigious Padma Shri award.
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
21.75 x 33 inches (55 x 84 cms)
Signed l.r
Gaitonde’s abstract works have a translucent illuminated eminence that is instantly
recognizable. His concurrent study of Zen Buddhism had begun to influence his
thought process and his art. The mysterious motifs, the modified hieroglyphs are
often recurrent in Gaitonde’s oeuvre.
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
$ 2459 – 3279
Spring Auction 2015 0108
This work is a strong example of the influence of Zen philosophy and ancient
calligraphy in his work.
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924 - 2001)
Untitled
Ink on Paper
13.5 x 9.5 inches (34 x 24 cms)
S/d l.r, 1985
Provenance: Ex christies Acquired
from a Delhi based Gallery. It was
published in Christies catalogue in 2007
` 18,00,000 – 22,00,000
$ 29508 – 36066
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LOT 61
Shanti Dave (b. 1931)
Provenance: Acquired from a Prestigious Delhi based Gallery.
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
17 x 30 inches (43 x 76 cms)
S/d l.r, 1954
` 3,50,000 – 6,00,000
$ 5738 – 9836
[a]
[b]
Vaikuntam’s art has a power that emanates from the
strong and vivid colours that he uses in his compositions.
His bold style has developed to a point of being instantly
recognisable and is widely appreciated for its novelty of
form and expertise of composition. He usually works with
primary colours to depict elaborately dressed voluptuous,
dusky skinned women from the Telangana region. His
brush strokes provide detailed presentation of vermillion,
bindis and bright Sircilla saris.
He says, “I like using rich primary colours which give a
sense of character and depth to my paintings. Like reds
and saffron and even orange, because these are
essentially Indian colours. I don’t like using colours that
are mix of two, because they are not natural, they don’t
exist in surroundings around us, in our everyday life”.
LOT 63 [ a, b]
thota vaikuntam (b. 1942)
LOT 62
M. Sivanesan (1940 - 2015)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
15 x 52.5 inches (38 x 133 cms)
S/d l.r, 1969
` 2,50,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4098 – 6557
Spring Auction 2015 0110
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
10 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cms) [each]
Signed l.r
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4918 – 6557
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[a]
[b]
LOT 65 [a, b]
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
“Aawastha” in the Witness Box [a]
Mc Bull [b]
Pen & Ink on Paper
11 x 8 inches (28 x 20 cms) [a]
S/d u.r in Devanagari & Urdu, 1970 [a]
16 x 11 inches (41 x 28 cms) [b]
Dated 1995 [b]
Provenance: Acquired from a renowed
and old Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
LOT 66
LOT 64
Bishamber Khanna
Untitled (Set of 12 works)
Mixed Media on Paper
Various Sizes
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s family.
` 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
$ 2459 – 3279
Spring Auction 2015 0112
Maqbool Fida Husain
(1915 - 2011)
Untitled (China Series)
Water Colour on paper
11.5 x 16.5 inches (29 x 41 cms)
S/d l.r (Beijing 1984)
Provenance: Acquired from a
renowed and old Delhi based Gallery.
` 6,00,000 – 8,00,000
$ 9836 – 13115
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From behind the hazy hues there emerges a beautiful face and
most of the works by Suhas Roy has this quality. In this work he
depicts a woman wistfully looking out of the picture frame as if she
were waiting for someone. There is an enigma in her looks.
LOT 67 [a, b]
LOT 69 [a]
[b]
suhas roy (b. 1936)
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
9 x 7 inches (23 x 18 cms)
S/d l.r, 1998
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper (front) Ink on Paper (Verso)
20.5 x 28.5 inches (52 x 72 cms)
Signed in Devanagari & Urdu t.l
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based
Collector who was the family friend of the artist.
` 2,25,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3689 – 4918
` 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
$ 19672 – 24590
[a] (Reverse)
LOT 68
LOT 69 [b]
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
suhas roy (b. 1936)
A film in the book form?
Pen & Ink on Paper
11.5 x 12 inches (29 x 30 cms)
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
7.75 x 6.5 inches (20 x 17 cms)
S/d l.r, 1999
Provenance: Acquired from a renowed
and old Delhi based Gallery.
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector
` 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3279 – 4918
` 2,25,000 – 3,00,000
$ 3689 – 4918
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Sanjay Bhattacharya’s paintings tell a story in themselves. They are
absolutely realistic, photographic in their recording of detail, and mesmeric
in effect. His works are the inner and outer realities evoked by architectural
elements, like old, vacant houses.
LOT 70
Sohan QADRI (1932 - 2011)
Untitled
Natural Dye Incision on Paper
31 x 21 inches (79 x 53 cms)
S/d l.c, 2002
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 4,50,000 – 7,00,000
$ 7377 – 11475
Spring Auction 2015 0116
The paintings focus a lot on middle-class homes and areas of Kolkata with
exquisite detail and light and shade. They hint about the drama which
revolves around people’s lives. His landscapes too have a similar treatment.
“They are of great interest to me. They tell me stories of people who lived
there, who loved there, or fought there. There is a lot of colour and texture
in their decaying walls, if only we took the trouble of seeing them.” In some
of his works, we find mysterious rooms with old styled table, dressing table,
chairs, bedstead with ornately carved head-boards or old utensils. It’s not
just empty houses that Sanjay paints; he also portrays the rural landscapes.
The lotus pond here with pink flowers in full bloom in a lake by the village
country-side -- a mesmerizing landscape, like the many scenic gems of
Kolkata that he has painted -- appeals to the visual sense as much as it
stirs the viewer emotionally.
LOT 71
sanja y bhattacharya (b. 1958)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
60 x 60 inches (152 x 152 cms)
S/d l.l, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 18,00,000 – 24,00,000
$ 29508 – 39344
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Arpana believes that women represent an embryonic
force that has not quite been explored. She sought
inspiration from Pahari miniatures that led to her
creating figures in linear & rounded lines. Punjabi
literature deeply influenced and fashioned her artistic
perception.
LOT 72 [a]
LOT 72 [b]
K. Laxma Goud (b. 1940)
K. Laxma Goud (b. 1940)
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
5.5 x 6.25 inches (14 x 17 cms)
S/d t.r, 1970
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
8.75 x 8 inches (22 x 20 cms)
S/d l.l, 1970
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector.
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based collector.
` 1,25,000 – 1,75,000
$ 2049 – 2869
` 1,25,000 – 1,75,000
$ 2049 – 2869
In the famous legend Sohni-Mahiwal, Sohni uses an
earthenware pot as a buoy as she swims across the
river Chenab to meet her lover, Mahiwal. She drowns
when a jealous sister-in-law replaces the pot with a
flawed one. In Arpana’s paintings, the pot becomes a
metaphor for the human body – the water spilling out
of the leaking damaged pot is a reference to the act
of drowning even as her soul transcends to a
heavenly abode rising above the waters to ultimate
peace..... The Scale in this work probably depicts
the passage of time in spite of which the plight of
women continues to the day.
LOT 74
arpana caur (b. 1954)
LOT 73 [a, b]
prabhakar barwe (1936 – 1995)
Two Bottles [a] Untitled [b]
Mixed Media on Paper
8 x 12 inches (20 x 30 cms) [each]
S/d l.r [a], Dated 1995
Spring Auction 2015 0118
[a] [b]
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
Published earlier in Saffron Art Catalogue
` 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
$ 4918 – 6557
Love Beyond Measure
Oil on Canvas
60.25 x 36 inches (153 x 91cms)
S/d c.l & verso, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 6,00,000 – 8,00,000
$ 9836 – 13115
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[b]
[a]
LOT 75
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
21.5 x 15 inches (55 x 38 cms)
Signed l.r
[c]
LOT 77 [a, b, c]
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Pen & Ink [a] & Pencil on Paper [b, c]
7.75 x 6 inches [a], 5.5 x 5 inches [b],
4.5 x 3.25 inches [c](20 x 15 cms [a], 14 x
13 cms [b], 11 x 8 cms [c])
Provenance: Acquired
from a Delhi based Gallery.
Who in turn acquired from
Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
` 2,75,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4508 – 5738
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 6,00,000 – 8,00,000
$ 9836 – 13115
[b]
LOT 76 [a, b]
Maqbool Fida Husain
(1915 - 2011)
Untitled
Pen & Ink on paper
8 x 5 inches (20 x 13 cms) [a, b]
Signed u.l [a,b]
LOT 78 [a, b, c, d]
Maqbool Fida Husain
(1915 - 2011)
[a]
[b]
Provenance: Acquired
from a renowed and old
Delhi based Gallery.
Pen & Ink on paper [a, b, c, d]
Bharatiya Chitra Kala [a]
Untitled [b, c]
Gaja Gamini [d]
11.5 x 16 inches (29 x 41 cms) [a]
16 x 11.5 inches (41 x 29 cms) [b]
8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cms) [c]
7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 22 cms) [d]
S/d l.r Beijing 1984 [a, b]
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
Provenance: Acquired
from a renowed and old
Delhi based Gallery.
[a]
[c]
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[d]
` 14,00,000 – 16,00,000
$ 22951 – 26230
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Maity’s talent lies in his ability to transform lived experiences and ordinary
landscapes into a celebration, a joyous moment captured in colours bright and
fluid. Yellows, oranges and the most vibrant blue make up this Benaras
landscape. The melting sepia banks and the countless colours of water
reflecting lights, as if in a rhythmic dance, is a complete treat to the senses
drenched in the inherent spirituality of the space depicted.
LOT 79
paresh maity (b. 1965)
Eternal Glow
Oil on Canvas
30 x 108 inches (76 x 274 cms)
S/d l.l & verso, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 24,00,000 – 26,00,000
$ 39344 – 42623
Spring Auction 2015 0122
LOT 80
Neeraj Goswami (b. 1964)
Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas
10.75 x 8.75 inches (27 x 22 cms)
S/d l.l, 2014
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,75,000 – 3,75,000
$ 4508 – 6148
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Akbar Padamsee’s metascapes pulsate with throbbing energy, a living quality. The
relationship between form, volume, space, time and colour is spell binding and
magnanimous. Every brush stroke acutely articulates this relationship as his process of
creation is one of deliberation and intrinsic thought.
Padamsee experiments with a wide range of mediums, oils, watercolours, acrylic,
photography and digital printmaking & sculpture. The most prominent works from his wide
oeuvre however are the metascapes, advancement from the landscapes. His themes are
powerful and uncanny, stir the viewer emotionally; the strong colours combine to give the
paintings the quality of a chimera in spite of the inculcation of warm oranges and reds.
“A tension between colour and colour creates planar movement; absence of the
complementary creates expectation leading the mind into a quest of the imagination.”
-Akbar Padamsee: Retrospective Art Heritage 1980-81; Text Eunice de Souza.
Jayasri Burman’ s oeuvre is inspired by Hindu traditions and
mythology, her style stimulated by folk elements. The imagery in
her work has a dream-like lyrical quality, giving the works a unique
sensitivity. She weaves decorative design elements of folk
expression into the intricate patterns of her works, with a visual
language that is uniquely her own.
Although inspired by the Indian folk tradition, her art evokes a
refreshing quality of charm and honesty to give a more
contemporary feel. She manages very successfully to weave the
decorative and design elements of the folk idiom into the intricate
patterns of her canvas without losing the natural charm and naiveté
of her work, which is uniquely her own.
Her concern for women is evident in her work. Free spirited and at
peace, her woman is close to nature. Jayasri’s work reinterprets
lush green environs, tranquil cyan water bodies and the hybridized
imagery of a woman who, herself is bird-like in her grace and form,
often surrounded by birds and elegant swans, like in the present
painting. A mystical softness brought out with water colours in red,
blue & radiant saffron. The serene transience and mutability of
landscape establishes a benevolent space, like a mystical garden.
LOT 81
LOT 82
Akbar Padamsee (b. 1928)
Jayasri Burman (b. 1960)
Metascape
Acrylic on Paper
11 x 14.5 inches (28 x 37 cms)
S/d l.r, 2011
Untitled
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
21.5 x 29 inches (55 x 74 cms)
S/d l.r, 1996
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 10,00,000 – 15,00,000
$ 16393 – 24590
` 5,50,000 – 6,00,000
$ 9016 – 9836
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LOT 83
Shamshad Hussain (b. 1946)
Untitled (Painting- XXIV)
Oil on Canvas
40 x 32.25 inches (102 x 82 cms)
S/d verso, 1989
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,00, 000 – 4,00,000
$ 3279 – 6557
Reddy’ s work radiates nearly unsettling realism. His compositions often
comprise myriad strokes of subdued hues, forming figures that are realistic
with strong expressions. A figurative painter, most of Reddy’s figures echo
mood rather than meaning: very real in expression with a rawness of
form. Reddy’s paintings have as a subject a sitting or reclining figure
staring beyond, echoing a strange mood that manifests through
expressions and the strong lines with merging colours within the bifurcated
faces become his signature style. With limited lines and means, he
manages to create effects and moods, creating a mysterious ambience.
“There are some artists who believe in the intrinsic worth of formal
delineation to such a degree that, that itself becomes their crucial premise.”
- Ramanand Naidu
LOT 84
DLN Reddy (b. 1949)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
25 x 17 inches (64 x 43 cms)
Signed l.l
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 1,50,000 – 2,50,000
$ 2459 – 4098
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This installation artwork belongs to Vivan
Sundaram’s
1992
‘Collaboration/Combines’
series, which made him the first artist in India to
produce installation art. It’s a mixed media artwork
which includes oil on board, zinc printing plates,
reproductions and mirror. On a closer look the
work
showcases
an
interesting
artwork
documentation exhibiting artist’s fascination with
his aunt Amrita Sher-gil.
LOT 85
Vivan Sundaram (b. 1943)
Sher-gil Verso
Mixed Media includes Oil on Board, Zinc Printing Plates,
Reproductions and Mirror
29.75 x 26.5 x 5 inches (76 x 67 x 13 cms)
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 8,00,000 – 12,00,000
$ 13115 – 19672
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Badri’s paintings are narrative, the
starting points from where one must look
deep within the composition in order to
interpret and understand them. He is
greatly influenced by Indian mythology
and metaphors and also recognizes the
influence of Indian miniatures in his
works. Symbolism is a recurring feature
in his work. He also uses religious icons
like Ganesha in a lot of his works. The
artist works primarily with watercolours
and his technique has a strong semblance
to illustrative styles of drawing.
LOT 87
Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013)
Ganesh
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
22 x 30 inches (56 x 76 cms)
S/d l.r & verso, 2007
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 3,00,000 – 5,00,000
$ 4918 – 8197
LOT 86
Roy thomas (b. 1966)
Untitled
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 inches (152 x 122 cms)
S/d l.r & verso, 2013
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
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Deeply affected by socio-political issues, the artist is known for his realistic
representations of public life and angst. In an attempt to discover a new
medium to express his artistic language, he chose tarpaulin as his surface.
Thomas was deeply perturbed by the daily politics of the country, which he
felt led to unnecessary suffering and turmoil, particularly for the innocent
masses.
He depicts his anguish and beliefs and numerous socio-political issues
through his work. He paints child labourers and new born babies coming
from hostile circumstances whom he calls ‘survivors’, and depicts them
celebrating their lives. His works often imbibe a gentle touch of humour.
Most of his works comprise recurring motifs like animals, fish, flowers,
choppers -- scattered within the canvas, cocooning the protagonist/s. His
more recent paintings include images of children rescued from forced
labour, and babies living in destitute conditions.
LOT 88
Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013)
Untitled
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
22 x 30 inches (56 x 76 cms)
Signed l.r & verso
Provenance: Acquired from a Delhi
based Gallery.
` 3,50,000 – 6,00,000
$ 5738 – 9836
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Vithal studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art
which lay emphasis on the study of the human
form through its live model studio classes,
filled with large sculpture casts of the Greek
and Roman sculptures. He was a master
sculptor and painter. He is well known for his
bull sculptures, which have a strong presence
and exude sheer power and force. His
sculptures in bronze of the Bull, Ganesha,
Women, Horses and several others are in
eminent private and corporate collections as
well as museums in India and abroad. Vithal
was married to artist B. Prabha.
LOT 89 [c]
Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013)
Untitled
Watercolour & Pen on Paper
22 x 22 inches (56 x 56 cms)
S/d l.r & verso, 1992
Provenance: Acquired from
a Delhi based Gallery.
` 3,50,000 – 6,00,000
$ 5738 – 9836
LOT 90
vladimir zaitsev (b.1974)
Echo Of Fire
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 inches (91 x 122 cms)
S/d l.l & verso, 2006
Provenance: Acquired directly from
the artist
` 1,50,000 – 2,00,000
$ 2459 – 3279
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LOT 91
B. Vithal (1935 - 1992)
Untitled
Bronze
13 x 12 x 6.5 inches (33 x 30.5 x 16.5 cms)
Signed base
Provenance:
Acquired from a collector based in Mumbai.
` 4,00,000 – 7,00,000
$ 6557 – 11475
LOT 92
B. Vithal (1935 - 1992)
Untitled
Bronze
9 x 16 x 8 inches (23 x 41 x 20 cms)
Signed base
Provenance: Acquired from a collector based in Mumbai.
` 4,00,000 – 7,00,000
$ 6557 – 11475
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Radhakrishnan is a modernist who recharges
the age old sculptural process with a new
sensibility. He is one of the most notable among
the new generation of sculptors who has
successfully brought about a definitive
resurgence in Indian sculpture. With celebration
of sensuality as one of its running themes, his
works is at once both intimate and universal in
its appeal. A personal commemorative sculpture,
with a scale and presence that holds well in
natural settings, his work has found permanent
home in a number of public collections all over
the world.
LOT 93
Atul sinha (b. 1963)
KS Bench
Rosewood Genus
27.25 x 65 x 19.25 inches (69 x 165 x 49 cms)
2013, Sealed base
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
` 5,00,000 – 7,00,000
$ 8197 – 11475
LOT 94
Atul sinha (b. 1963)
Coming Together
Rosewood Genus
40 x 18 x 22 inches (102 x 46 x 56 cms)
2011, Sealed base
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
` 1,50,000 – 3,00,000
$ 2459 – 4918
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LOT 96
G. Reghu (b. 1959)
K.S. Radhakrishnan (b. 1956)
Woman
Bronze
23 x 21 x 13.5 inches (58 x 53 x 34 cms)
Edition of 3
Untitled
Bronze
50 x 63 x 27 inches (127 x 160 x 69 cms)
Edition 7/9
Provenance:
Acquired from a Delhi based Gallery.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the
previous owner. Displayed in many exhibitions.
` 2,50,000 – 3,50,000
$ 4098 – 5738
` 12,00,000 – 18,00,000
$ 19672 – 29508
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Abani Sen (1905-1972)
Abani Sen was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He graduated from Govt. School of Art,
Calcutta. He was Founder member of The Young Artists Union and later ‘Art Rebel’
Centre, Calcutta, Assistant Secretary, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, 1933. He also
taught at Raisina High School, Sarada Ukil School of Art and also at College of
Art, New Delhi. His work has been part of many shows including those in Surrey
Art Gallery, British Columbia, 1972, Old Masters at Taj Palace Intercontinental, New
Delhi,1995. He won over a dozen awards including the Governor General’s Plaque in
1949. In 1972, Abani Sen passed away with a brush in his hands like a true devotee
at the altar of art. His main contribution to the Indian art scene was to change and
defy the colonial tradition of painting by reviving elements of native Indian tradition.
Abanindranath Tagore (1871 - 1951)
Abanindranath Tagore, born in Jorasanko town of West Bengal, was the first major
exponent of swadeshi values and leader of the Revivalist Movement in the field of
Modern Indian Painting in Bengal. He was also a noted writer and was popularly
known as ‘Aban Thakur’. It was Abanindranath who ushered in the modern art
movement in Bengal. Tagore’s work style was eventually accepted and promoted as
a national Indian style within the British art institutions. It may sound strange to many,
but it is a fact nevertheless, that Abanindranath had a wide recognition in Europe as
an artist of great merit long before Rabindranath Tagore was known there.He passed
away on December 5,1951.
Akbar Padamsee (born in 1928)
Akbar Padamsee, an inveterate modernist, was born in Mumbai and received his
Diploma from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. He left for Paris in 1951 where he
was awarded a prize by Andre Breton, known as the pope of surrealism, on behalf
of Journale d’art in 1952 and lived and worked there till his return in 1967. Though
widely spoken of as a modernist, Padamsee continues to resist easy categorization.
Throughout his illustrious career spanning six decades, he has remained fiercely
experimental and individualistic. Akbar was awarded the Kalidas Samman by the
Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1997, Lalit Kala Ratna Puraskar in 2004, the
Dayawati Modi Award, 2007, ‘Roopdhar’ award by Bombay Art Society, 2008 and
Kailash Lalit Kala Award,2010, In the same year he was awarded the Padama
Bhushan by the Government of India. Akbar lives and works in Mumbai.
Arpana Caur (Born in 1954)
Arpana was born in New Delhi. Arpana completed M.A Literature from Delhi
University. A self-taught artist, her work is feminine and feminist in its perspective, with
portraits of women placed in a contemporary urban context. Her works have been
part of many solo, curated and group shows in India as well as abroad -- Dhoomimal
Art Gallery, Gallery Threshold, Art and Soul, Mumbai, Smithsonian Museum,
Washington, 2004, Art Forum Gallery, Singapore…Arpana has been honoured and
awarded with the Eminent Artist Award by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 199291-90-89, Commendation Certificate, Algiers Biennale, Algiers, 1987, Gold Medal for
Painting, 6th Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 1986. Arpana lives and
works in New Delhi.
Arup Das (1924 - 2004)
Arup Das was born in West Bengal in 1924. He graduated from the Government
College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata in 1957, where L. M. Sen and Bireshwar Sen
were his teachers. During 1990s, he became the head of Department of Fine Arts
at Lucknow University. He held 22 solo shows in several countries including Japan,
UK and Canada and participated in 24 group shows in India and abroad. In 1972,
he received a Fellowship by the British Council; in 1967 he created a Mural for
the Indian pavilion in the ‘Expo-67’ in Canada; in 1957 he received President’s
Silver Plaque. Lalit Kala Akademi awarded him the national Award in 1957. He also
received a Gold Medal and Awards from All India Art Exhibitions held in Hyderabad
in 1956, 57 and 58.
B. Prabha (1933–2001)
B. Prabha was born in the village of Bela, near Nagpur in Maharashtra in 1933. She
studied at the Nagpur School of Art and went to pursue a Diploma in Painting and
Mural Painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. B. Prabha held two solo shows
at Delhi’s Kumar Gallery in 1959 and 1961. She was also a part of the Bombay State
Art Exhibition in 1958 where she was awarded the first prize. Posthumously, her work
has been included in shows like ‘Winter Moderns’ at Aicon Gallery, New York; and
‘Pot Pourri’ at Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, both in 2008.
B. Vithal (1935 - 1992)
Born in Maharashtra in 1935, B Vithal studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai.
He was an artist who was a master sculptor and painter. While his sculptural works
were known for their monumentality, his paintings captured the personal and the
intimate. But in both forms, the innate understanding of the human form comes
through very strongly. Vithal mostly painted on large canvases and handled the entire
surface with ease. His canvases are not precursors to his sculptures; his ability to
switch from the 3 dimensions to the 2 dimensions is noteworthy. Horses, musicians,
nudes, and people of Maharashtra are some of the most painted subjects by the
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artist. Vithal who lived and worked in Mumbai passed away in 1992.
Badri Narayan (1929 - 2013)
Badri was born in July 1929 in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He was a selftaught artist , who painted for over 45 years. He worked as an art teacher and an
artist but always remained a deeply introspective individual. Narayan’s first solo
exhibition of paintings was held at the Hyderabad Art Society in 1954. Since then,
he held over fifty solo shows including several exhibitions at Pundole Art Gallery,
Mumbai. He also exhibited his work at Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata; Sakshi Art Gallery,
Bangalore and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. He also participated in the Bharat
Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal in 1992, the 7th Indian Triennale, New Delhi in 1991, the
1st and 2nd International Triennale, New Delhi in 1968 and 1971 respectively, the 5th
International Biennale of Prints, Tokyo in 1966-67, and the 2nd International Biennale,
Paris in 1961.
Baua Devi (Born late 1940s)
Baua Devi was born into the Mahapatra caste, the lowest of Brahmins in Mithila. She
was married at 12. She eventually started working with Mr Bhaskar Kulkarni, an aid
worker deployed by Indira Gandhi to the region to promote arts. And then, there was
no looking back after that. Her style is notable for combining exquisite craftsmanship,
dynamic yet austere compositions, and brilliant colouring. Her work has been widely
exhibited right from India to Paris to Japan and to the Americas. Baua Devi got the
National Award in 1984, Award from Govt. of Japan in 1994 and Award from Haryana
Tourism in 1996. Her paintings have been displayed in numerous International level
exhibitions in Japan (10 Times), France (Twice), Germany, Spain and London.
Benode Behari Mukherjee (1904 – 1980)
Benode Behari Mukherjee was born in Kolkata, he studied art at Visva Bharati
University, Santiniketan where he was a student of Nandalal Bose from 1917-24. He
was a teacher, librarian and curator at Kala Bhawana, Santiniketan from 1925- 49.
Appointed Professor at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, 1958-70, he was elected Fellow
of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1970. He was honoured by the Government of India
with Padma Vibhushan in 1974 and conferred with the honorary doctoral degree of
Desikottama by Visva Bharati in 1977. Chitrakar, a collection of his writings, won the
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award and the Rabindra Puraskar in 1980. He exhibited
his works in many solo and group shows across India and abroad. Satyajit Ray made
a documentary on him called ‘The Inner Eye’ in 1972. At the age of 76, Benode
passed away on November 11, 1980.
Bimal Dasgupta (1917 - 1995)
A native of Bengal, Dasgupta spent his childhood years in Behrampur. He did a
diploma in Painting from the Government College of Art and Craft (GCAC), Kolkata.
He taught at the Delhi College of Art, New Delhi for 14 years. He did solo shows in
Pargaman Museum, Berlin; Artistry House, Kolkata; Delhi Shilpi Chakra Art Gallery,
New Delhi, etc. And group shows like ‘Calcutta Painters’, Kolkata and at Sarala Art
Gallery, Chennai.
Bishembar Khanna
Khanna was a renowned enamelist from Delhi. An artist who explored the medium of
enamel in his work. This is an unusual medium which allows for beautifully glowing
and rich jewelled color textures, and new developments have allowed artists to push
the boundaries and scale of the medium. He also taught in the 1960s and 1970s.
Chhotu Lal (Born in 1957)
Chhtou was born in 1957 and holds a post graduation degree in Drawing and
Painting from Udaipur University. He was awarded a Gold Medal with his post
graduation degree. He won a silver medal at the 17th Annual All India Exhibition of
Painting, Udaipur, the State Art Award at the 31st Annual Art Exhibition, Jaipur and
the Kalidasa Consolation Prize, National Kalidasa Exhibition at Ujjain. Apart from
participating in various dual and group shows in Delhi and Mumbai, he has also held
a solo show at the L.T.G. Art Gallery in New Delhi. His works are a part of numerous
public and private collections in India and abroad including the Jawahar Kala Kendra
Jaipur and Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal amongst others. The artist lives in Udaipur and
works from his studio at home.
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya (1915 - 1978)
Born in West Bengal, Chitta was a self taught artist. During the period of famine in
Bengal, he produced a series of sketches of men, women, children, animals, etc.
along with Somnath and other artists. In 1946, he moved to Mumbai and joined
Communist Party of India, and started making a work series on Navel Mutiny. He was
also interested in poetry and published many books. He formed a group of puppetry
called ‘KhelaGhar’. His works have been published in many books as well as in the
manifesto letters of the Communist Party of India. He also worked extensively on the
series of sketches on freedom fighters.
Dheeren Studio - Hemen Mazumdar (Born in 1894)
Hemen was born in 1894, in what is now Bangladesh. Hemendranath Mazumdar
was a painter of exceptional talent. After studying for a while in the Government
School of Art in Kolkata, he joined the Ranadaprasad Gupta`s Jubilee Art Academy,
Kolkata. In 1921, Mazumdar won the gold medal for his painting `Reminiscence` at
an exhibition in Mumbai and another of his paintings was awarded the first prize by
the Society of Fine Arts, Kolkata. In 1931, he was invited by the Maharaja of Kashmir
to work in the palace, and later Mazumdar was officially appointed `Court Painter` of
the Maharaja of Patiala.
Dipen Bose (1921-1964)
Dipen was born in Calcutta, West Bengal. In 1947, he started to paint after giving up
his job at Central Excise Service, Calcutta. His association with the Indian Institute of
Art and Industry and Indian Society of Oriental Art played a vital role in his life. He was
close to Indra Dugar. Associated with Art and Industry and Indian Society of Oriental
Art inspired him towards traditional Indian art, French impressionism and Chinese
art. He sought inspiration from Jain and Kangra paintings, Far Eastern Art and even
impressionism, resulting in a style akin to Bengal School. In 1953, his painting was
presented to the President, Federal Republic of Germany by Govt. of India. He also
wrote articles on art in newspapers and journals.
DLN Reddy (Born in 1949)
D L N Reddy was born in 1949 in a small village in Andhra Pradesh. He did his
Diploma in Painting from Fine Arts College, Hyderabad in 1969. He then joined the
MS University, Baroda in 1971 to study graphics. Reddy has participated in over
200 exhibitions across the world. In 1982, he exhibited in an Indo-German artists`
workshop held in Braunschineigl, West Germany. He used this opportunity to travel
extensively across Europe. D L N Reddy lives and works out of Hyderabad.
G.R. Santosh (1929 – 1997)
Ghulam Rasool Santosh was born in Srinagar, Kashmir. He graduated from the
Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1956. He was a selftaught craftsman, painter and weaver. His work has been part of many exhibitions like
‘Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art’, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2009 and
‘From the Vault’, Highlights from the Herwitz and Gallery Collection, Aicon Gallery,
New York in 1997. He held solo shows in Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, Dhoomimal
Art Gallery, New Delhi and ‘Modern Indian Paintings’, Hirschhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., USA. He was awarded the National Award by
the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 1964 and 1973. In 1977, he was also awarded
the Padmashri by Govt. of India.
Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 - 1938)
Gaganendranath was born in Kolkata. He was a self taught Artist who was interested
in drawing and painting from his School days in St. Xavier’s School, Kolkata. His
works have been part of many major shows in India and abroad and his selected
posthumous exhibitions include Circle of Art: The Three Tagores, on the eve of 150th
Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA),
New Delhi, 2011, Manifestations IV, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2010, Old Masters,
the Taj Palace International, New Delhi, 1995, Inaugural Exhibition, Indian Society of
Oriental Art (ISOA), Kolkata, 1908, 1910, 1912, United Provinces Exhibition, Indian
Society of Oriental Art(ISOA), Allahabad, 1911, etc. He was honored with Declared
Art Treasure under Antiquities & Art Treasure Act by the Govt. of India in 1979.
Ganesh Pyne (1937- 2013)
Ganesh Pyne was born in Kolkata and grew up in a decaying mansion. Ganesh studied
at the Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta. In 1959 he received his Diploma in
drawing and painting. In 1963, he joined the Society for Contemporary Artists. During
that period he made small drawings in pen and ink. In those early years, Ganesh
was greatly influenced by the brothers Abanindranath and Gaganendranath Tagore.
Ganesh’s works have been part of several solo and group shows such as Paris
Biennale, 1969, International Festival of Paintings in France, 1975, Contemporary Art
of Asia, Japan, 1980, Vision, Calcutta, 1986. Timeless Art, Bombay, 1989. Ganesh
received many awards and is present in many public and private collections.
George Keyt (1901 – 1993)
George Keyt was born into a Sri Lankan Indo-European family. He educated himself
at Trinity College, Kandy. He is better known as a painter and a well known name
in contemporary South Asian Art. He spent most of his life in India and Nepal. Not
surprisingly, his paintings were influenced by Indian Music, Philosophy and mythology.
In 1968, he received Hon. D. Litt. from the University of Sri Lanka, Paradeniya and
in 1970 he was awarded for his services to the Nation in the Field of Art by Ceylon
Society of Art, Sri Lanka. His works were exhibited in 2013 in the exhibition ‘The
Naked and the Nude’ at Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
Gopal Ghose (1913 - 1980)
Gopal Ghose, born in Kolkata in 1913, trained in the style of art known as the neoBengal School. He obtained a Diploma in Painting from Maharaja School of Arts and
Crafts, Jaipur in 1935 and formally trained in Sculpture at the Government College of
Art and Craft, Madras, where he studied under D.P. Roy Chowdhury. Ghose taught at
the Indian Society of Oriental Art, in Kolkata from 1940 - 45 and then joined the faculty
of the Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur where he taught architectural drawing.
He was also the joint secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts in Calcutta. His works
are difficult to come by today. But still, some are found in prestigious collections in
the country like Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, and the NGMA, New Delhi.
Indra Dugar (Born in 1918 -1989)
Indra was born in Jiaganj, West Bengal. He was a member of the Academy of
Fine Arts, Calcutta and AIFACS, New Delhi. In 1939, 1949, and 1956, he was
commissioned to decorate annual sessions of Congress in Ramgarh, Jaipur and
Amritsar respectively. He was the recipient of several awards including the 1981, 82
Award, West Bengal Academy of Dance, Drama, Music and Fine Arts, Calcutta and
the 8th Sangeet Shyamala Award, Calcutta in 1986. He was the Art Critic for Bengali
journals like Desh and Ananda Bazar Patrika. The Indian Embassy presented one of
his paintings to Govt. of USSR.
Jaidev Baghel (Born 1950)
A traditional sculptor, Jaidev, was born in Kondagaon, Bastar District of Chattisgarh
in 1950. He belongs to the aboriginal artisan community of Gadhwas . He started
learning art at the age of eight from his father Sirmanram, a renowned artist of his
time. Jaidev has participated in various shows in India and abroad including Russia,
Germany, UK , Australia etc. His works are in major collections and museums all
over the world. Jaidev won the National Award in 1977, the Shikhar Samman from
Mrs Indira Gandhi in 1982 , and has a Doctorate from the Ravi Shankar Shukla
University in Raipur. He teaches Halbi, an Adivasi dialect which has no written script
to Prof Chris Gregory at the Australian National University through the internet since
1981. He works with Gadhwakam or lost wax casting, an ancient art of casting in
India. He has also set up a Centre for Gadhwa artists in Kondagoan.
Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972)
Jamini Roy was born in a small village in Beliatore, Bankura district, West Bengal.
He joined the Government School of Art, Calcutta in 1903. Jamini began his career
by painting in the Post-Impressionist genre of landscapes and portraits, very much
in keeping with his training in a British academic system. By 1925, he had begun
experimenting along the lines of popular bazaar paintings sold outside the Kalighat
temple in Kolkata. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1955. His work has been
exhibited extensively in international and national exhibitions. Jamini’s works are
found in many private and public collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, etc. He spent most of his life living and
working in Calcutta. Jamini Roy died on 24th April 1972 in Kolkata.
Jangarh Singh Shyam
Born in 1962 into the Gond tribe in the Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh, Jangarh
Singh Shyam was invited to Bhopal to conduct a series of works on paper and
canvas. This series is now kept at the Bharat Bhavan, one of the most prestigious
museums of tribal and contemporary Indian art. His work was shown in several solo
& group exhibitions in India and abroad during his lifetime and also posthumously.
Jangarh Singh Shyam committed suicide in 2001 in Japan. He died in his thirty’s,
leaving behind an oeuvre of intensely multifaceted work.
Jayasri Burman
Born in Kolkata, in 1960, Jayasri Burman received Guidance in Print Making under
Monsieur Ceizerzi, France. She went on to study at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan
in 1977 and in the Visual College of Art, Kolkata from 1979-80. Her works have
been exhibited in India, and overseas. Her recent solo shows include ‘Fables and
Folklore’, presented by Art Musings at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and ‘Fairytales
and Laments: The Mythology of Jayasri Burman’, Arts India, Palo Alto. Some
selected group shows were ‘Women: Sacred and the Temporal’, Shrishti Art Gallery,
Hyderabad in 2012, The India Art Show 2006, Lasalle – Sia, Singapore, ‘Brahma to
Bapu’, Annual Show, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata in 2004,
and ‘Bollywood Show’, Selfridges, London in 2001-02. She is also a National Award
holder besides many prestigious honours. She lives and works in Delhi.
Jogen Chowdhury (born in 1939)
Jogen was born in Faridpur, Bengal. He studied at the Government College of Art and
Crafts, Calcutta from 1955-60, followed by a stint at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des
Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1965-57 on a French Government Scholarship. His recent solo
exhibitions include ‘A Calligraphy of Touch and Gaze’, presented by Kalakriti Art
Gallery at ICIA, Mumbai in 2008,‘Abahoman: Flowing Life’ at Vadehra Art Gallery,
New Delhi in 2007 etc.Chowdhury has also had solo exhibitions at Gajah Gallery,
Singapore; Gallerie Foundation for Indian Artists, Amsterdam; and the Fine Art
Resource, Berlin. In 1966, Chowdhury was awarded the Prix le France de la Jeune
Peinture in Paris, and, in 1986, received an award at the Second Biennale of Havana,
Cuba. He was presented the Kalidas Sammaan by the Government of Madhya
Pradesh in 2001. The artist is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha.
K. Laxma Goud (Born in 1940)
Goud was born in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his diploma in Drawing
and Painting from the Govt. School of Art and Architecture, Hyderabad in 1963 and
Post -Diploma in Mural Painting and Drawing, M S University of Baroda from 1963
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to 1965. His work has been part of many solo, curated as well as group shows in
India and abroad including those at Art Musings, Mumbai, ’Everyday Life’, Focus Art
Gallery, Chennai, ‘States of Departure: Progressives to Present Day’, Aicon Gallery,
London, ‘Anecdotes’, Sakshi Gallery in 2011, Mumbai, Aicon Gallery and London,
Gallerie 88, Kolkata in 2009 etc. The artist lives and works in Hyderabad.
K.S. Kulkarni (1918-1994)
Kulkarni was born at Belgaum, Karnataka. Kulkarni graduated from Sir J.J. School
of Art, Bombay, 1942. He worked as visiting Professor at the Delhi Polytechnic, Art
Department from 1945 to 1962. He was the Founder member of the Delhi Shilpi
Chakra, 1948. In 1962, he became the Art Director of the Triveni Kala Sangam, New
Delhi of which he was also the Founder Member. He has represented India at the
International Art Programme held in U.S.A., 1949-50-51. His works have been part of
many solo, curated and group shows in India as well as abroad. Kumar Gallery held
his one-man shows from 1955 to 1970, in Tokyo, Paris, New York, Venice, Sao Paolo
and London. He was the visiting Professor, School of Architecture & Town Planning,
Delhi. He was the recipient of Parishad Samman by the Sahitya Kala Parishad, 1985.
K.S. Radhakrishnan (1956)
K.S. Radhakrishnan was born in Kerala and has done his B.F.A and M.F.A in
Sculpture from Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal in 1979 and
1981 respectively. His work has been a part of many solo shows in New Delhi,
Mumbai, Calcutta as well as Centre des Bonds de Marne, LePerreux-Brysur- Marne,
France. He has travelled to various places like Thailand, Cairo, China, and Istanbul
to attend workshops and has installed sculptures at places like TMI (Time Manager
International) Campus, Cotignac, France and India House, London. He was awarded
National Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He lives and works
out of New Delhi.
Kalam Patua ( Born in 1962)
Kalam Patua was born in the village Jhilli, Murshidabad district, West Bengal. He
belongs to the patua community of traditional painters and storytellers. He learned
the art of painting storyteller’s scrolls from his uncle Baidyanath Patua. He started by
painting puja images of goddesses as well as narrative scrolls depicting Krishna Lila,
Ramayana, and Chaitanya among other themes. In 1990, he was commissioned to
paint a scroll illustrating the story of French Revolution by the Alliance Francaise in
Calutta. He was featured in a major retrospective of Kalighat paintings at the National
Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which holds the single largest collection of
Kalighat paintings, has acquired and showcased Kalam’s work in its just-concluded
touring exhibition across South Asia. His works are also in the collections of The
National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, the National Museum in Liverpool, UK, the
Museum of Civilization in Canada, the Chicago Children’s Museum, and the Lekha
and Anupam Poddar Collection. Kalam Patua works as a postmaster in Chandpara
sub-post office in West Bengal.
M. F. Husain (1915 - 2011)
M.F. Husain was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. In 1935, Husain moved to
Bombay and joined Sir J.J. School of Art. He started by painting cinema hoardings.
He first came into the limelight as an artist in the late 1940’s. In 1952, Husain’s first
solo exhibition was held at Zurich and soon he became popular in Europe and USA.
Husain was the founder member of Progressive Artists Group, Bombay, 1948. He
was a member of a Delegation from India to the World Peace Conference, China in
1952, Member of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1954. He was a Member of Rajya
Sabha, New Delhi from 1986 to 1992. Husain established the Sankalana Museum,
Bangalore, Husain ki Sarai, Faridabad, 1992, Husain-Doshi Gufa, Ahmedabad, and
in 1966, M.F. Husain was honoured with Padma Shree by the Government of India.
In January, 2010, he was offered the citizenship of Qatar, which he accepted. He
passed away on 9 June 2011 in London.
M. Sivanesan (Born in 1940--2015)
M. Sivanesan was born in Madras, now Chennai, in South India. He joined the Madras
Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras in 1956. ‘People’ are his favourite
subjects. The human face and figure are of special interest to him.He won an award
at International Inter Church, New York in 1962. His work has been showcased in
several one-man shows in India as well as abroad like in New York and Washington
D.C. (1979). He has also been a participant in group shows like the ones at Tokyo,
Japan (1967), New York (1968), Frish Art Gallery, New York (1981) and Dhoomimal
Gallery, New Delhi (1982). The art world lost Sivanesan this year, a prolific artist of
the times. He shall always remain an important name in Indian contemporary art.
Maniklal Banerjee (1916 - 2002)
Maniklal was born in Borisal, Bangladesh. In 1932-37 he graduated from the Govt.
College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. In 1984 he was a Member of the Selection and
Judging Committee, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta and in 1991, a
Member of Selection and Judging Committee, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. In
1991 he was also a Member of Selection and Judging Committee, Rajya Charukala,
Calcutta. He had been part of over fifty one-man and group shows in India and
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abroad. In 1939 he was awarded the First Govt. Scholarship for further studies. In
1999 he received `Abanindra Puraskar`.
Manindra Bhushan Gupta ( 1898 -1968 )
One of the promising students of Asit Halder and Nandalal Bose, Manindra Bhushan
studied during early days of Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. He taught in Ceylon,
Ahmedabad Art College and Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta for a
long time. He predominantly worked with watercolors, specializing in watercolors. He
studied the art of China and Japan and also traveled widely and this helped to develop
an artistic sensibility that was broad based. He was proficient at both landscapes and
puranic subjects. He was a master with the brush and this is seen especially in his
paintings done in western style. Pen and ink was also one of his favored mediums.
One of Gupta’s characteristic was his absorption with a particular medium, style or
technique at different periods of his life.
Manisha Jha (Born 1970)
Manisha Jha was born in the Madhubani district of Bihar. She completed her
Diploma in interior designing and display from New Delhi Polytechnic For Women
and graduated in architecture from the Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh
Vidyanagar. Jha learned the art of Mithila painting from watching her mother and
grandmother create symbolic narratives of deities and village life at festivals and
religious gatherings. She has participated in several exhibitions in India and abroad,
including ‘Aspects of Collecting’ at the Essl Museum, Vienna, in 2010, Devi-an
exploration of goddess worship The International Festival of Sacred Arts, New Delhi;
‘India awakens under the Banyan Tree’ in Vienna, Austria; Exhibition of Mithila
Paintings from Bihar Sir Seewoo Sagur Ram Goolam, Art Gallery, Mauritius among
others. She has received State Award in painting from Government of Delhi, India
and Jaiprakash Narayan Award in the field of Madhubani Paintings, Kala-Bharti
award, By Bihar Sanskriti Manda, Baroda. The artist currently runs the Madhubani Art
Centre, which she established in order to teach other artists and promote their work
nationally and internationally, she lives and works in New Delhi.
Manishi Dey (1909–1966)
Manishi Dey was born in Dhaka in 1909. He was a prominent painter of the Bengal
School of Art. He was the younger brother of artist Mukul Dey. His first solo show
was held in Kolkata in 1928. Subsequently, he displayed his works in various cities
in India. In 1946, his works were exhibited by the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society
in New Delhi. His works are now part of the prestigious collection of NGMA in New
Delhi and Mumbai, Allahabad Museum, the Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad and Kala
Bhavan in Santiniketan. Dey died in 1966 in Kolkata.
Nandalal Bose (1882 – 1966)
Nandalal Bose was born in Bihar. A protégé of E. B. Havell and Abanindranath, he
attended Calcutta Government College of Art between 1905 and 1910. He joined
Abanindranath’s Art School, where he was guided, initially, by Harinarayan Basu and
Iswari Prasad and later on, by Abanindranath himself. When Rabindranath Tagore
founded the Kala Bhawan in Santiniketan, he invited Nandalal to join it. Nandlal Bose
served as the principal at Kala Bhawan between 1922 and 1951. His works are in
collections such as Indian Museum, Kolkata, NGMA, New Delhi, Neville Tuli and
Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art Archive, Mumbai. Nandlal Bose passed away on 16th
April 1966.
Neeraj Goswami (1964)
Born in Patna in 1964, Neeraj completed his education at the Delhi School of Art.
He earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree and has been feted by the
Government for his significant contribution to art. Neeraj received the Bharat Bhavan
Award at the Second Biennial of Contemporary Indian Art in the year 1988. The Lalit
Kala Research Grant Fellowship was also awarded to him in the same year. Besides
these, Goswami has been in great demand as a muralist and a portrait painter. Now
many important camps and shows later, Neeraj finds himself in the forefront of Indian
contemporary art and his works grace many a collection both in India and abroad.
Nikhil Biswas (1930–1966)
Nikhil Biswas completed his diploma in Fine Arts from the Government College of
Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. Nikhil was the founder of Calcutta Painters Group and the
Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata and Chitrangshu Group, Kolkata. He was
a passionate artist, who worked swiftly and fervently, expressing his creativity in an
idiom as innovative as it was personal. He was honoured with a Gold Medal for being
the best exhibit in modern art by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1956. Nikhil Biswas
died in 1966, at the age of 36.
Paresh Maity (1965)
Born in 1965 in West Bengal, Paresh received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine
Arts from Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, followed by Master’s
Degree from the College of Art, New Delhi. He has held over 30 solo shows and
participated in an equal number of group exhibitions and workshops including the
Cleveland International Drawing Biennale in 1995, International Art Camp Hungary
in 1999, Saffronart, Hong Kong and Los Angeles in 2001. A number of awards which
he received include Gold Medal from USSR in 1983, Governor’s Gold Medal from
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1988, National Scholarship Award in 1989, Pandit
Ravishankar Award from College of Art, Delhi in 1992 and Royal Watercolour Society
Award, London in 2002. He lives and works in Delhi.
Paritosh Sen (1918 - 2008)
Paritosh Sen was born in Dhaka, the present-day capital of Bangladesh. Paritosh
joined the Madras Art School. He taught art at the Daly College in Indore. One of the
pioneers of the Indian Modern Art Movement, Paritosh formed the Calcutta Group
in 1943. In Paris, he studied at Andre Lhote’s school, Academie Grand Chaumier,
Ecole des Beaux Arts and Ecole des Louvre where he studied the History of Painting.
He was the recipient of the French Fellowship, 1969 and awarded with Rockefeller
Fellowship, 1970. His works have been exhibited in India and internationally, including
the Calcutta Group exhibition, 1944, London, 1962, Sao Paolo Biennale, 1965, New
Delhi Triennale, 1968, 1971 & 1975, Sweden, 1984, Havana Biennale, 1986, etc.
Prabhakar Barwe (1936-1995)
Prabhakar Barwe was born in Maharashtra in 1936. He received his diploma from
the Sir J. J. School of Art, 1959. It was during his stay in Varanasi from 1961 to 1965
that he came into contact with the canon of Tantra (mysticism) that influenced his
work during that period. He held several solo exhibitions including one at Wisconsin
in U.S. in 1963. Barwe participated in several exhibitions both in India and overseas
including ‘Indian Painters’, Zurich in 1970, Grey Art Gallery, New York, 1975,
International Biennale at Manton, France, 1976, ‘Modern Indian Painting’ at Hirsh
Horn Museum, Washington, 1983, ‘Six Indian Painters’ at Titograd among many
others. He was given the Yomiuri Shimbun Award, Tokyo in 1969 and the National
Award, Lalit Kala Akademi in 1976. Barwe lived and worked in Mumbai, where he
passed away in 1995.
Prakash Jogi (1975)
Born on 1st June 1975, Prakash is the son of Late Ganesh Jogi and Teju Jogi. He
and his five siblings are all following in their parents’ footsteps. They are emerging
as artists, too, each with an individual artistic style. Prakash, in his early 30s, is the
master of energetic lines. His work is full of a raw vitality. Jogi’s art is naive, yet fresh
and extraordinarily complex images made up of dots and lines. His work is usually
linear pencil drawings. Awards: 2007 - National Rajakchandra award, 1997 Kalamani
award Faridabad, Gandhinagar certificate of merit, Gujarat.
Ramkumar (1924)
Ram Kumar born in Shimla, he obtained his Master’s Degree in Economics from St.
Stephens College, Delhi University. An artist and writer, he has been hailed as one
of India’s foremost abstract painters. He is said to be one of the first Indian artists to
give up figurative work for Abstract Art.
Ram Kumar took classes at the Sharda Ukil School of Art under Sailoz Mukherjee
and was noticed by the famous painter S.H. Raza. In1952, he went to Paris to study
painting under Andre Lhote and Fernand Leger. He was awarded the prestigious
Rockefeller Fellowship in 1970. Ram Kumar has participated in various exhibitions
in and out of India, including Venice Biennale, 1958, Festival of India shows in the
then USSR and Japan, 1987 and 1988. One of Ram Kumar’s latest solo exhibitions
was in Delhi, 2008. The Govt. of India awarded him the Padma Shree, 1972, and
also awarded with the ‘Kalidas Samman’by the Madhya Pradesh State Government,
1985. Ram Kumar lives and works in New Delhi.
Ranada Charan Ukil (1900-1970)
Ranada Charan Ukil was the youngest of the famous Ukil brothers. Sarada Ukil, had
been an early student of Abanindranath Tagore, coming to Delhi in 1918 to work as
the first Arts teacher of Modern School. The Sarada Ukil School of Art was established
in Delhi, in 1926. Two years later, through the keen initiative of all three Ukil brothers,
including Ranada, the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) was founded
in New Delhi. The idea to establish a National Art Gallery was very important to the
Ukil brothers. In 1938 Barada Ukil had organised an exhibition at the Taj in Bombay
where the works of Sarada Ukil, Ranada Ukil and their students were exhibited for
sale. Ranada was part of the Bengal School and his works were displayed in several
shows in India and abroad. Many of his works like the Basanta Badhu have been
successfully auctioned and several are part of important collections.
Roy Thomas (Born in 1966)
Roy Thomas was born in Kerala. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the College
of Fine Arts, in Thiruvananthapuram in 1990, followed by a Master’s degree from
the College of Art, New Delhi in 1993. In the same year, he received a National
Research Grant from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, and in 1997, he won a junior
fellowship from HRD Ministry of the Government of India. The artist’s solo exhibitions
include ‘View from the Other End’ at Arushi Arts, New Delhi, and Kitab Mahal, Mumbai
in 2007, and ‘Projected Memories ... Fading Realities’ at Arushi Arts, New Delhi &
Seagull Arts & Media Resource Center, Kolkata in 2007. He has actively participated
in several group exhibitions and curated shows in India and abroad from the year
1988. His works are with many important collections including the National Gallery
of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai, and the
Lalit Kala Akademi, Kerala. The artist lives and works in Kerala.
Sachindra Nath Jha (Born in 1975)
Sachindra was born in the Madhubani district of Bihar. He completed his B.F.A in
1996 in Painting from the College of Arts & Craft. His recent solo shows include
‘Meghdoot’ at Museum Gallery, Mumbai in 2007 and ‘Raas-lila’ at the Alliance
Francaise de Delhi in 2006. He has done several group shows in India and abroad,
recent ones being ‘Creative Spirits’ at the Stewart Gallery, Johannesburg in 2008,
‘Imaging Sai’ at Art Positive, New Delhi in 2011 and ‘Looking Back to Forward’, Visual
Art Gallery, IHC, Delhi in 2011. He won the All India Painting Exhibition at Nagpur and
Hyderabad respectively. He also received the Lalit Kala Akademi National Research
Grant Scholarship 2002-03.
Sailoz Mookherjea (1907- 1960)
Sailoz Mookherjea, born in Calcutta, was one of the early modernists who showed a
flair for simplification of forms, vigorous lines and dynamic movement. He is on the
1979 list of Nine Masters of Archeological Survey of India. He received a Diploma
in Fine Arts from CGAC and proceeded to study art at Ecole Nationale des Beaux
Arts, Paris. He taught at the Sarada Ukil School, New Delhi between 1945-47 and
at Delhi Polytechnic from 1948 to 1960. Sailoz had his first One-Man show in 1937.
He exhibited extensively winning several awards and prizes. His work was deeply
inspired by people and the environment. Mookherjea has had several exhibitions in
India and abroad. Despite his eclectism, he always remained at once both personal
and universal. He died in 1960 in New Delhi.
Sakti Burman (1935)
Born in 1935, Burman studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata,
and later at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. The artist had his first
solo exhibition in 1954 in Kolkata, and has since exhibited widely across the world
including at venues like the Galerie des Beaux Arts, Paris, Piccadilly Gallery, London,
Galleria Nuovo Sagittario, Milan, and Galerie Sagar, Zurich. Burman has participated
in several group shows, some of the most recent including ‘Faces of Indian Art’
organized by Art Alive at the Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi, ‘Understanding Oneness
in Diversity’ at Kitab Mahal, Mumbai, and ‘Resonance’ organized by Art Musings at
Museum Gallery, Mumbai. Burman was awarded the Medailled ’Argent au Salon de
Montmorency and the Prix des Etrangers, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris in 1956. Sakti
Burman lives and works in Paris.
Sanjay Bhattacharya (1958)
Born in 1958 in Kolkata, Sanjay Bhattacharya graduated with a Diploma in Fine
Arts from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata. Later, Sanjay Joined the
advertising world in Kolkata and then moved to Delhi where he worked as free lance
designer for some time. However, all through these initial years , Sanjay itched to get
into Fine Arts and finally, with a handful of water colours, Sanjay did his first show in
Delhi. His recent shows include ‘Masterclass’ at Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi,
2011, ‘Reprise’ at Aicon Gallery, New York, ‘Holy Now’ at Gallery 27, London. He was
awarded the AIFACS Watercolour Award. He lives and works in New Delhi.
Shamshad Husain (1945)
Shamshad was born in Mumbai. He pursued his Diploma (Fine Arts) from
M.S.University, Baroda during 1964 -68. In 1979 -80, he did his Post-Graduation at
Royal College of Art, London. His first solo exhibition took place in 1968. In 1983,
Shamshad won the Lalit Kala Akademi national award. He lives and works out of
Delhi.
Shanti Dave (Born in 1931)
Dave was born in 1931 in Badpura, Gujarat. Dave started his career in the field of
fine arts as a signboard and banner painter in Ahmedabad. In 1950, Dave joined
the Faculty of Fine Arts of the MS University in Baroda, where he obtained both his
undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in painting. This artist has been the proud
recipient of a Padma Shree and the National Art Academy Award on three occasions.
He lives and works in New Delhi.
Sidharth (Born 1956)
Sidharth was born in Bassian, near Raikot town in Ludhiana district of Punjab.
While still at school in his village, Sidharth started painting signboards. Working as
an apprentice with village mason Tara Mistry, he learned the art of creating murals
and friezes. Later, he went on to learn Thangka painting technique from the Tibetan
monks in Mcleodganj. He spent some time with artist Sobha Singh too at his studio in
Andretta, Himachal Pradesh. After doing a five-year diploma in painting from College
of Art in Chandigarh, he went to Sweden for some time. Sidharth has participated
in more than 135 group shows in UK, Sweden, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong
besides India. He now works out of his studio in Greater Noida near Delhi.
Sohan Qadri (1932-2011)
Sohan was born in Punjab. Sohan completed his formal education from Punjab
University in 1946. He got initiation in yoga, tantra, dance and music from Guru
Bhikham Giri and then he did his M.F.A from Govt. College of Art, Simla in 1960. He
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held over 40 one-man shows in important galleries in New Delhi, Bombay, Nairobi,
Zurich, Vienna, Brussels, London, Munich, Basel, Hannover, Cologne, Copenhagen,
Oslo, Stockholm, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Los Angeles and Tampere (Finland).
His works have been part of many solo, curated as well as group shows in India and
abroad which include ‘Between Ambivalence and Criticism’, Art Konsult, New Delhi
in 2010, ‘Manifestations IV’, Delhi Art Gallery in 2010, 10th Anniversary Exhibition,
Part 1 at Galerie Mller and Plate, Munich in 2008, ‘Inner Journey’at Sundaram Tagore
Gallery in 2007, ‘Presence of Being’, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 2007, Indigo Blue
Art, Singapore, 2006 etc. He was the recipient of National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi,
1968. His works are part of the collections of Ajit Mukherjee Collection, New Delhi,
Heinrich Boll, Hitachi Capital Collection, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, etc. At
the age of 78, he died in 2011 in Canada.
Somnath Hore (1921-2006)
SomnathHore was born in Barama, Chittagong in the present day Bangladesh. At
a very young age he started making posters for the Communist party. With the help
of the leader of this party, he was admitted into the Government College of Art &
Craft where he also learned the methods and nuances of printmaking. He started
experimenting significantly with the printmaking process. From 1954 to 1958 he was
a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship in Calcutta. Till 1967,
he held posts like the in-charge of the Graphic section at the College of Arts, New
Delhi, visiting faculty at the M.S. University of Baroda and the head of the Graphic
Art department of Kala Bhawan, VisvaBharati. In 1960, he became a member of the
Society of Contemporary Artists. Somnath died in 2006 in Santiniketan, West Bengal.
Sudhir Khastagir (1907 - 1974)
Sudhir Khastagir was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh. In 1929, he met Abanindranath
Tagore and Gaganendranath Tagore in Jorasanko, Kolkata. He got himself admitted
in Kala Bhavan to study fine art under Nandalal Bose in 1929. He travelled far and
wide in India with a serious interest as an artist and visited many historical sites in
South India and Sri Lanka. In 1937, he went to England to complete a short term
course in Bronze casting. He also spent a few months in Italy, Austria, Germany and
France. He was inspired by the art of Van Gogh. He painted mostly rural India with
cheerful dancers, santhals, flowers, Amaltash tree etc. By 1947, he had become a
well known artist. Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 1958.
Suhas Roy (1936)
Born in 1936, Suhas Roy graduated from Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship from
Atelier 17, France. He’s held several solo and group shows in the major cities of
the country including participation in the National Exhibition, AFA organised by the
State Akademi of West bengal, Group 8, Birla Academy shows, 25 years of modern
Indian art, the 7th Biennale of prints, Tokyo, Exhibition of Indian Art in Yugoslavia,
Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, ‘ Indian Graphic’ in Poland, ‘ Recent Art in India’
at Belgrade, Budapest, Prague, Bucharest; Third triennale, New Delhi; Karnataka
Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore. Roy lives and works in Santiniketan where he is the
head of the Department of Painting at Kala Bhavan.
T. Vaikuntam (1942)
Born in 1942 in Boorugupali, Andhra Pradesh, T. Vaikuntam completed a Diploma in
Painting at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad and then another
one in Painting and Printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao
University, Baroda. He has had regular shows at various galleries in Bangalore, New
Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. His most recent shows have been ‘Yes, I am He’ organized
by India Fine Art at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 2007, ‘Telangana: Inheritance
of a Dream Lost’ at Art Alive, New Delhi, also in 2007, and ‘Mukham’ at Sanskriti
Art Gallery, Kolkata in 2006. Some of the group shows that he participated in are
‘Indian Harvest’ at SG Private Bank, Singapore in 2009, ‘The Root of Everything’ at
Gallery Mementos, Bangalore, 2009, ‘Post Independence Masters’ at Aicon Gallery,
New York in 2008 etc. Among the several honours he has received are the National
Award for Painting, 1993 and the Biennale Award from Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, which
he received in 1988-89. The artist lives and works in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (Born in 1924)
Born in Nagpur, Maharastra to Goan parents, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde was regarded
as one of India’s foremost abstract painters. He completed his art diploma at Sir
J. J. School of Art in 1948, and in 1950 was invited to join the influential Bombay
Progressive Artists’ Group by artists like Francis Newton Souza , S. H. Raza and
M. F. Husain. He actively participated in the activities of the group. He had several
exhibitions in India and abroad. In 1956, he participated in the Indian art exhibitions
in several East European countries. He also participated in group exhibitions at the
Graham Art Gallery, New York, 1959 and 1963. Gaitonde’s works are with many
collections in India and abroad including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In
1971, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lived and
worked in Nizamuddin East area of Delhi, till he passed away in 2001. Gaitonde will
be remembered for his extraordinary use of colour, line, form, and texture, as well as
symbolic elements and calligraphy in his works that seem to glow with an inner light.
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Venkat Bothsa (born in 1961)
Venkat did his B.F.A from Andhra University and M.F.A from Benaras Hindu
University. He has participated in many workshops and exhibitions like the All India
Senior Sculptors’ camp in Visakhapatnam in 1998 and has exhibited in the Lalit Kala
Akademi’s 41st National Exhibition of Art in 1998 in New Delhi. He has executed
more than 300 sculptures in Andhra Pradesh. He has designed many art and crafts
museums across the country, such as Museum of Habitat in Araku Valley in the
Vishakhapatnam district and the Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum in Andhra Pradesh.
Venkat Singh Shyam (Born in 1970)
Venkat was born in October 1970 in a Pardhan (tribal) family in Sejohra, Mandla
District of Madhya Pradesh. Venkat has travelled extensively in India and in many
European Countries where his works have been exhibited, the notable ones being at
the Prince of Wales Shivaji Museum, Mumbai in 2005, ‘Wings of Love’, Japan-India
at NGMA, Mumbai in 2005. He was awarded the Rajya Hasta Shilpa Puraskar by the
Madhya Pradesh Government in 2002. He was also the coordinator for an animated
film on Gond folktale made by Tara Douglas which won an award in the Tallest Story
Competition in Scotland. He lives and works in Bhopal.
Vivan Sundaram (born in 1943)
Sundaram was born in Simla. He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S.
University,Baroda, 1965 and at the Slade School, London (Post-Diploma in 1968 on
a CommonwealthScholarship). In London he met the British-American painter R. B.
Kitaj under whom he trained for some time. He held his first solo exhibition in New
Delhi in 1966 and has had several solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad
which include Place for People, Bombay, 1981, Contemporary Indian Art, Festival
of India, London (1982), the Second and Fourth Biennales, Havana 1987 & 1991, A
Critical Difference: Contemporary Art from India, UK, 1993, the Second Asia-Pacific
Triennale of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, 1996 etc. He was part of Four International
Artist Residencies, Cleveland,UK, 1993. Sundaram works in many different media,
including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation and video art,
and his work is politically conscious and highly inter-textual in nature. His works in
the 1980s showed a tendency towards figurative representations, and dealt with
problems of identity. His works constantly refer to social problems, popular culture,
problems of perception, memory and history. He was among the first Indian artists to
work with installation. Vivan Sundaram lives and works in New Delhi, where he is a
Visiting Professor at the Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Vladimir Zaitsev (Born in 1974)
Vladimir graduated from Vernadskiy Tavricheskiy National University in 1989.
He continued his advanced studies in the art studio of Union of Artists under the
supervision of Prof. N.I.Suhachev and worked in pastel technique with Prof.
B.A.Smirnoff in Moscow. Since 1989, Vladimir has participated in numerous national
and international art exhibitions, workshops and shows held in Russia, Europe and
India. Zaitsev was awarded G. Tagore Memorial Medal from ISOA, Kolkata and Vikas
Jyoti Award (New Delhi) and scholarship from ICCR and Rotary Club International.
He is a member of the International Association of Pastel artists, Moscow, Russia,
“Peace through Culture” from Simferopol, Russia and International Society of Poetry,
USA. His works are in collections of prominent museums, public institutions, private
galleries and individuals. He currently lives in Delhi.
Zainul Abedin (1914-1976)
Zainul Abedin was born in Kishoreganj, East Bengal on December 29, 1914. Abedin
graduated from the Calcutta Government Art School. In 1948 he, and with the help
of a few of his colleagues, founded an art institute in Dhaka. He was the founding
principal of that institute. After completing two years of training from an art school in
London, he began a new style, “Bengali style”, where folk forms with their geometric
shapes, sometimes semi-abstract representation and the use of primary colors were
the main features. Later, he realized the limitations of folk art, so he went back to
the nature, rural life and the daily struggles of man to combination of art that would
be realistic but modern in appearance. In 1975, Zainul Abedin set up a folk museum
at Sonargaon, and a gallery in Mymensingh (Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Museum)
in Bangladesh to house some of his works. He died on 28th May, 1976 in Dhaka of
lung cancer.
Terms & Conditions
This Art Auction (the “Auction”), which is a private event by invitation only, is being organized by ARTDEAL, F- 209, Lado Sarai, New Delhi 110030 on April 26th, 2015.
ARTDEAL, who has acquired artwork on consignment basis from artists/ galleries/ individuals/collectors (paintings/artworks offered for sale in this Auction, individually
and collectively referred to as the “Property”), proposes to offer the Property for sale through this Auction. Details of the Property are included in the Auction
catalogue. A certain amount of the proceeds from the auction shall be given to the consignors as consideration for the Property, and the balance amount shall be the
funds raised by ARTDEAL to support its various projects.
The following, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, constitute the conditions of the Auction (the “Conditions of Auction”):
1) The Auction will be conducted in Indian Rupees
2) a) Prospective bidders are solely responsible for independently inspecting the Property before bidding in the Auction in order to determine and to satisfy themselves
with regard to all aspects of the Property, including its condition, size, authenticity and restoration, if any.
b) ARTDEAL does not make any representation or warranty, whether expressed or implied, as to whether a successful bidder in the Auction shall acquire any
reproduction rights of the Property.
c) An invoice for the purchase will be provided by ARTDEAL.
3) Authenticity Guarantee:
An authenticity certificate that each work offered on sale is a genuine work of the artist listed will be provided by ArtDeal only. All artworks are sourced from the
artists themselves or from reputed art dealers/collectors/galleries. However, in the unlikely event that any item purchased from the Auction is subsequently proven
to be inauthentic, ARTDEAL will refund the full purchase price. These claims will be handled on a case by case basis, and will require adequate examinable proof, to
be provided by an established and acknowledged art authority, which clearly demonstrates that the work is inauthentic. This guarantee holds for one (1) year after the
purchase of the original artwork from the ARTDEAL Art Auction held on 26th April, 2015 at New Delhi.
In case of errors of visual description, technical details, or, typographical mistakes in the catalogue, ARTDEAL does not make any representation or warrantees of any
nature, expressed or implied with respect to the Property.
4) ARTDEAL, at its sole discretion, may withdraw any Property from the Auction at any time before the actual sale date. It may also at its sole discretion add any
Property to the Auction for sale that may not have been listed in the Auction catalogue.
5) ARTDEAL will only accept bids from bidders who have registered for and present a bidding paddle and, in any case, it reserves the right to reject a bid from any
bidder.
6) Reserve Price:
All lots are being offered subject to a reserve price which is the minimum price below which such lots will not be sold. The reserve price, known only to the consignor,
auctioneer and ARTDEAL, will remain confidential.
7) Price Estimates:
Estimates in the catalogue are provided only as a guide to the purchasers. They do not include any additional charges which may be applicable, such as shipping,
insurance or taxes (ie.VAT, etc.).
8) Winning Bids:
The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the sole and final
discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the Auction, ARTDEAL’s sale records shall be
conclusive in all respects.
9) Closing Bids:
On the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, the highest bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the offered Property subject to all of the conditions set forth herein and
thereupon shall (a) assume all risk and responsibility thereof, (b) will sign a confirmation of purchase thereof and (c) will pay the full purchase price thereof. If the
foregoing conditions and other applicable conditions are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to ARTDEAL by law, and without limitation, the
right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price, ARTDEAL, at its option, may cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser.
10) Hammer Price:
There will be 15% “Buyer’s Premium” and the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser at the “Hammer Price.” Hammer price is the price
at which a particular Property is knocked down by the auctioneer to the purchaser.
11) Under no circumstances will ARTDEAL rescind any purchase or refund the amount paid in respect of any lot with the exception of condition # 3 mentioned herein.
12) Absentee Bidders:
• If a prospective bidder is unable to attend the Auction in person and wishes to place bids, he/ she may give ARTDEAL instructions to bid on his/ her behalf in writing
using the absentee bid form enclosed in the Auction catalogue. An ARTDEAL representative will then bid for the Property as specified by the absentee bidder for the
lowest price possible, and never for more than the maximum amount indicated by the absentee bidder.
• The absentee bidder must accurately record the lot numbers and descriptions and the maximum price he or she is willing to bid for each Property.
• Telephone as well as online bids must be followed by email confirming the bidding details. No online bids will be accepted after 8 pm on 25th April, 2015.
• In the case of absentee bids transmitted by email or telephone, ARTDEAL is not responsible for errors or omissions due to mechanical difficulties or failure. ARTDEAL
will record absentee bids at its discretion and shall not be responsible for any delay or failure to record such bids.
13) Bid cancellation/ modification: ARTDEAL must be informed of cancellation/ modification or lowering of any of the absentee/ pre-bids latest by 5 pm, 25th of April,
2015.
14) These Conditions of Auction, as well as the purchaser’s and ARTDEAL’s respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of India. By bidding at an auction, whether by being present in person or represented by an agent, absentee bids -- by telephone
or any other means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts at New Delhi.
15) Settlement:
Immediately after a lot is auctioned, the purchaser will –
I. Give ARTDEAL/ auctioneer his or her name, bidding paddle number, and if required by ARTDEAL, proof of his or her identity.
II. Make payments by cheque/ demand drafts payable at New Delhi in favour of “ARTDEAL”.
III. The purchaser will be billed immediately after the auction and will be required to make full payment within one week or seven (7) days subsequent to the Auction.
IV. All payments made to ARTDEAL shall be subject to Indian Laws.
16) Invoicing:
Bidders are required to provide all invoicing details to ARTDEAL prior to the sale. The name to which the invoice should be made out to and the billing address must
be specified at the time of registration.
17) Collection of Purchase:
I. A successful purchaser will be notified and invoiced by ARTDEAL within three (3) days after the Auction.
II. After the day of the Auction, all the sold Property will be held at the premises of ARTDEAL, and may be collected after payment of all due amounts have been made.
III. Subject to making full payment, the successful purchaser shall, at his/her own expense, take delivery of the purchased Property within seven (7) days after the
Auction.
IV. The purchaser will be responsible for any removal, storage, and insurance charges on his/her Property which is not collected within seven (7) days after the Auction.
V. If any Property is not paid for in full or collected by the purchaser as per the Conditions mentioned hereinabove, ARTDEAL will be entitled to dispose of the Property
as ARTDEAL deems appropriate, and without giving any notice to the defaulting purchaser.
18) Taxes:
Taxes, if applicable, shall be borne by the purchaser.
19) Miscellaneous:
All queries, clarifications and other issues pertaining to the Auction should be directed solely to ARTDEAL who will bear the overall responsibility for conducting the
Auction and all matters incidental and ancillary to it.
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This Art Auction (the “Auction”), which is a private event by invitation only, is being organized by ARTDEAL, F- 209, Lado Sarai, New Delhi 110030 on April 26th, 2015.
ARTDEAL, who has acquired artwork on consignment basis from artists/ galleries/ individuals/collectors (paintings/artworks offered for sale in this Auction, individually
and collectively referred to as the “Property”), proposes to offer the Property for sale through this Auction. Details of the Property are included in the Auction
catalogue. A certain amount of the proceeds from the auction shall be given to the consignors as consideration for the Property, and the balance amount shall be the
funds raised by ARTDEAL to support its various projects.
The following, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, constitute the conditions of the Auction (the “Conditions of Auction”):
1) The Auction will be conducted in Indian Rupees
2) a) Prospective bidders are solely responsible for independently inspecting the Property before bidding in the Auction in order to determine and to satisfy themselves
with regard to all aspects of the Property, including its condition, size, authenticity and restoration, if any.
b) ARTDEAL does not make any representation or warranty, whether expressed or implied, as to whether a successful bidder in the Auction shall acquire any
reproduction rights of the Property.
c) An invoice for the purchase will be provided by ARTDEAL.
3) Authenticity Guarantee:
An authenticity certificate that each work offered on sale is a genuine work of the artist listed will be provided by ArtDeal only. All artworks are sourced from the
artists themselves or from reputed art dealers/collectors/galleries. However, in the unlikely event that any item purchased from the Auction is subsequently proven
to be inauthentic, ARTDEAL will refund the full purchase price. These claims will be handled on a case by case basis, and will require adequate examinable proof, to
be provided by an established and acknowledged art authority, which clearly demonstrates that the work is inauthentic. This guarantee holds for one (1) year after the
purchase of the original artwork from the ARTDEAL Art Auction held on 26th April, 2015 at New Delhi.
In case of errors of visual description, technical details, or, typographical mistakes in the catalogue, ARTDEAL does not make any representation or warrantees of any
nature, expressed or implied with respect to the Property.
4) ARTDEAL, at its sole discretion, may withdraw any Property from the Auction at any time before the actual sale date. It may also at its sole discretion add any
Property to the Auction for sale that may not have been listed in the Auction catalogue.
5) ARTDEAL will only accept bids from bidders who have registered for and present a bidding paddle and, in any case, it reserves the right to reject a bid from any
bidder.
6) Reserve Price:
All lots are being offered subject to a reserve price which is the minimum price below which such lots will not be sold. The reserve price, known only to the consignor,
auctioneer and ARTDEAL, will remain confidential.
7) Price Estimates:
Estimates in the catalogue are provided only as a guide to the purchasers. They do not include any additional charges which may be applicable, such as shipping,
insurance or taxes (ie.VAT, etc.).
8) Winning Bids:
The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the sole and final
discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the Auction, ARTDEAL’s sale records shall be
conclusive in all respects.
9) Closing Bids:
On the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, the highest bidder shall be deemed to have purchased the offered Property subject to all of the conditions set forth herein and
thereupon shall (a) assume all risk and responsibility thereof, (b) will sign a confirmation of purchase thereof and (c) will pay the full purchase price thereof. If the
foregoing conditions and other applicable conditions are not complied with, in addition to other remedies available to ARTDEAL by law, and without limitation, the
right to hold the purchaser liable for the bid price, ARTDEAL, at its option, may cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser.
10) Hammer Price:
There will be 15% “Buyer’s Premium” and the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser at the “Hammer Price.” Hammer price is the price
at which a particular Property is knocked down by the auctioneer to the purchaser.
11) Under no circumstances will ARTDEAL rescind any purchase or refund the amount paid in respect of any lot with the exception of condition # 3 mentioned herein.
12) Absentee Bidders:
• If a prospective bidder is unable to attend the Auction in person and wishes to place bids, he/ she may give ARTDEAL instructions to bid on his/ her behalf in writing
using the absentee bid form enclosed in the Auction catalogue. An ARTDEAL representative will then bid for the Property as specified by the absentee bidder for the
lowest price possible, and never for more than the maximum amount indicated by the absentee bidder.
• The absentee bidder must accurately record the lot numbers and descriptions and the maximum price he or she is willing to bid for each Property.
• Telephone as well as online bids must be followed by email confirming the bidding details. No online bids will be accepted after 8 pm on 25th April, 2015.
• In the case of absentee bids transmitted by email or telephone, ARTDEAL is not responsible for errors or omissions due to mechanical difficulties or failure. ARTDEAL
will record absentee bids at its discretion and shall not be responsible for any delay or failure to record such bids.
13) Bid cancellation/ modification: ARTDEAL must be informed of cancellation/ modification or lowering of any of the absentee/ pre-bids latest by 5 pm, 25th of April,
2015.
14) These Conditions of Auction, as well as the purchaser’s and ARTDEAL’s respective rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of India. By bidding at an auction, whether by being present in person or represented by an agent, absentee bids -- by telephone
or any other means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts at New Delhi.
15) Settlement:
Immediately after a lot is auctioned, the purchaser will –
I. Give ARTDEAL/ auctioneer his or her name, bidding paddle number, and if required by ARTDEAL, proof of his or her identity.
II. Make payments by cheque/ demand drafts payable at New Delhi in favour of “ARTDEAL”.
III. The purchaser will be billed immediately after the auction and will be required to make full payment within one week or seven (7) days subsequent to the Auction.
IV. All payments made to ARTDEAL shall be subject to Indian Laws.
16) Invoicing:
Bidders are required to provide all invoicing details to ARTDEAL prior to the sale. The name to which the invoice should be made out to and the billing address must
be specified at the time of registration.
17) Collection of Purchase:
I. A successful purchaser will be notified and invoiced by ARTDEAL within three (3) days after the Auction.
II. After the day of the Auction, all the sold Property will be held at the premises of ARTDEAL, and may be collected after payment of all due amounts have been made.
III. Subject to making full payment, the successful purchaser shall, at his/her own expense, take delivery of the purchased Property within seven (7) days after the
Auction.
IV. The purchaser will be responsible for any removal, storage, and insurance charges on his/her Property which is not collected within seven (7) days after the Auction.
V. If any Property is not paid for in full or collected by the purchaser as per the Conditions mentioned hereinabove, ARTDEAL will be entitled to dispose of the Property
as ARTDEAL deems appropriate, and without giving any notice to the defaulting purchaser.
18) Taxes:
Taxes, if applicable, shall be borne by the purchaser.
19) Miscellaneous:
All queries, clarifications and other issues pertaining to the Auction should be directed solely to ARTDEAL who will bear the overall responsibility for conducting the
Auction and all matters incidental and ancillary to it.
ARTDEAL
auction house
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E: info@artdealauction.com, siddharthatagore@gmail.com, artdealauction@gmail.com
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