201 107 JAMINI ROY (1887‒1972) Untitled Signed in Bengali (lower right); bearing Gallery Espace label (on the backing board) Tempera on canvas pasted on board 15.75 x 21.75 in (40 x 55 cm) Rs 12,00,000 ‒ 18,00,000 $14,635 ‒ 21,955 NON‒EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE PROVENANCE Gallery Espace, New Delhi Private Collection, Mumbai
202 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 108 MUKUL CHANDRA DEY (1895‒1989) a) Untitled Signed and dated 'Mukul/ 18.2.54' (lower right) 1954 Pencil on paper 13.5 x 9 in (34.5 x 22.5 cm) b) Untitled Signed and dated 'Mukul/ 28.1.54' (lower right) 1954 Pencil on paper 13.5 x 9 in (34.5 x 22.5 cm) c) Untitled Signed indistinctly and dated '14.1.54' (lower left) 1954 Ink on paper 13.5 x 9 in (34.5 x 22.5 cm) $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000 (Set of three) a bc
203 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 109 SATISH SINHA (1893‒1965) Portrait of an Old Man Inscribed 'Old Man/ 'Face'' (on the reverse) Pencil on paper 12.5 x 9.25 in (31.5 x 23.5 cm) $800 ‒ 1,200 Rs 65,600 ‒ 98,400 PUBLISHED Giles Tillotson, “Making Magic Through the Real: Some Early Episodes of Modern Indian Art”, Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 85 (illustrated) PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 110 N R SARDESAI (1885‒1954) Portrait of a Sadhu Signed and dated 'N. R. Sardesai/ 1918' (lower right) 1918 Charcoal on paper 17.5 x 10.75 in (44.5 x 27.5 cm) $2,000 ‒ 3,000 Rs 1,64,000 ‒ 2,46,000 PUBLISHED Giles Tillotson, “Making Magic Through the Real: Some Early Episodes of Modern Indian Art”, Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 85 (illustrated)
204 abc PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 111 G V CHANDWADKAR a) Portrait of a Sadhu Signed and dated 'G V Chandwadkar/ 8/9/32' (lower left) 1932 Charcoal on paper 13.25 x 9 in (33.5 x 23 cm) PUBLISHED Giles Tillotson, “Making Magic Through the Real: Some Early Episodes of Modern Indian Art”, Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 85 (illustrated) b) Portrait of a Sadhu Signed and dated 'G V Chandwadkar/ 6th Nov 31.' (lower left) 1931 Charcoal on paper 13 x 8 in (33 x 20.5 cm) c) Portrait of a Sadhu Dated '12/11/31.' (lower right) 1931 Charcoal on paper 13 x 8 in (33 x 20.5 cm) PUBLISHED Giles Tillotson, “Making Magic Through the Real: Some Early Episodes of Modern Indian Art”, Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 85 (illustrated) $1,000 ‒ 1,500 Rs 82,000 ‒ 1,23,000 (Set of three)
205 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 112 KRISHNA KANWAL (1910‒1993) Portrait of a Ladakhi Woman Signed, dated and inscribed 'Kanwal/ 24.6.45/ KAFIRISTAN/ CHITRAL' (lower left) 1945 Watercolour on paper 11.75 x 8.25 in (30 x 21 cm) $1,500 ‒ 2,000 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 1,64,000 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 113 BIJON CHOUDHURY (1930‒2012) Untitled Pencil and watercolour on paper 10 x 15 in (25.5 x 38 cm) $1,200 ‒ 1,500 Rs 98,400 ‒ 1,23,000
206 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 114 BABURAO PAINTER (1890‒1954) Battle Scene with Maharaj Jiyajirao Pawar Signed in Devnagari (lower right) Circa 1924 Oil on canvas 47.75 x 36.5 in (121 x 93 cm) $5,000 ‒ 7,000 Rs 4,10,000 ‒ 5,74,000 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 115 A VIVIAN MANSELL & CO. The Ruling Princes of India Circa 1900s Chromolithograph on paper 23 x 18.5 in (58 x 47 cm) $1,000 ‒ 1,500 Rs 82,000 ‒ 1,23,000 Printed and published by A Vivian Mansell & Co, London, Manchester after a painting by an Indian artist. This picture shows 40 senior princes who attended the Delhi Durbar, also known as the Imperial Durbar, on 1 January 1903. The rulers are arranged in rows according to how many gun salutes they received. This chromolithograph was printed specially for the occasion.
207 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 116 RAJA RAVI VARMA PRESS a) Radha Krishna Oleograph and mixed media on paper 18.5 x 14 in (47 x 35.5 cm) b) Untitled (Krishna) Oleograph and mixed media on paper 18.5 x 13 in (47 x 33 cm) c) Untitled Oleograph and mixed media on paper 18.5 x 13 in (47 x 33 cm) $3,500 ‒ 4,500 Rs 2,87,000 ‒Rs 3,69,000 (Set of three) ac b
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209 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 117 PHOTOGRAPHIC STILLS OF THE MOVIE "MUGHAL‒E‒AZAM" Silver gelatin print on paper Photographs vary between 15 x 18.5 in (38 x 47 cm) and 15.75 x 20 in (40 x 60 cm) $6,000 ‒ 8,000 Rs 4,92,000 ‒ 6,56,000 (Set of twenty‒five)
210 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 118 HIRANMOY ROY CHOWDHURY (1884‒1962) Mahatma Gandhi Bronze Height: 6 in (15 cm) Width: 5 in (13 cm) Depth: 4 in (10 cm) $1,500 ‒ 2,500 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 2,05,000 This sculpture is mounted on a detachable granite base measuring 3.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 in (8 x 13 x 13 cm)
211 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 119 SOMNATH KHOSA (1912‒1983) Gandhiji with Lord and Lady Mountbatten Circa 1959 Oil on board 38.5 x 28.75 in (98 x 73 cm) $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 120 SOMNATH KHOSA (1912‒1983) Gandhiji Visiting Political Prisoners in Dum Dum Jail in 1947 Circa 1960 Oil on board 28.75 x 38.5 in (73 x 98 cm) $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000
212 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 121 PESTONJI BOMANJI (1851‒1938) Portrait of a Parsee Gentleman Pastel on paper 14.5 x 10.5 in (37 x 26.5 cm) $2,000 ‒ 3,000 Rs 1,64,000 ‒ 2,46,000
213 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 122 S L HALDANKAR (1882‒1968) Portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Signed 'S. L. Haldankar' (lower right) Ink on paper 9.25 x 6.75 in (23.5 x 17 cm) $2,000 ‒ 3,000 Rs 1,64,000 ‒ 2,46,000 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 123 HAREN DAS (1921‒1993) Happy Pairs Signed, dated and inscribed 'Haren Das,50/ Happy pairs' (lower right) and further inscribed 'A/P 20/25' (lower left) 1950 Etching on paper Print size: 7.25 x 5.25 in (18.5 x 13.5 cm) Sheet size: 9 x 5.75 in (23 x 14.5 cm) $500 ‒ 700 Rs 41,000 ‒ 57,400 This is an artist's proof, twentieth from a limited edition of twenty‒five
214 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 124 CHITTAPROSAD BHATTACHARYA (1915‒1978) a) Untitled Signed 'Chittaprosad/ July,'46' (lower left) 1946 Ink and watercolour on paper 15.25 x 22 in (39 x 56 cm) PUBLISHED Sona Datta, “The Paradox of Modernism: Art in Bengal After Independence,” Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 149 (illustrated) b) Lowhajang, Bikrampur Signed, dated and inscribed 'Chittaprosad 30 June '44/ Lowhajang, Bikrampur.' (lower right) 1944 Ink on paper 11 x 15 in (28 x 38 cm) The work is followed by an inscription written by the artist describing the work on the reverse. $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000 (Set of two) ab
215 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 125 DHARAMANARAYAN DASGUPTA (1939‒1997) Untitled Ink and watercolour on paper 14.75 x 20.75 in (37.5 x 53 cm) $1,500 ‒ 1,800 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 1,47,600 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 126 SARADA CHARAN UKIL (1880‒1940) Saraswati Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right) 1937 Pencil on paper 18.75 x 14.25 in (47.5 x 36 cm) $2,000 ‒ 3,000 Rs 1,64,000 ‒ 2,46,000
216 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 127 RAGHU RAI (b.1942) Dust Storm Created by a VIP's Helicopter ‒ Rajasthan Signed 'Raghu Rai' (lower right), dated and inscribed 'Dust storm created by a VIP's helicopter ‒ Rajasthan 1975' (lower left), further inscribed '3/10' (lower centre) 1975 Silver gelatin print on paper Print size: 13.25 x 19.75 in (33.5 x 50 cm) Sheet size: 14.75 x 20.75 in (37.5 x 52.5 cm) $3,000 ‒ 5,000 Rs 2,46,000 ‒ 4,10,000 Third from a limited edition of ten “A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever.” RAGHU RAI
217 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 128 RAGHU RAI (b.1942) Wrestlers near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata Signed 'Raghu Rai' (upper right); dated and inscribed 'Wrestlers near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata ‒ 2004/ 2/10' (lower right) 2004 Silver gelatin print on paper 19.5 x 52 in (49.5 x 132 cm) $5,000 ‒ 7,000 Rs 4,10,000 ‒ 5,74,000 Second from a limited edition of ten Magnum photographer Raghu Rai’s oeuvre covers the breadth of life in contemporary India. He is known for delving deep into his subjects. He was fascinated by Mother Teresa, photographed in lot 129, on whom he has published multiple books. “Rai engages with his subject over a sustained period. Much of his work is contained in several publications, ranging from pictorial to biographical work. His photographs have an iconic quality, a sense of compressing immense magnitude within the split second image. Rai also pursues through his oeuvre what is described as ‘not the epic but the lyrical truth’.” (Gayatri Sinha, “Middle Age Spread”, Critical Collective, online) Along with people, he has also thoroughly documented daily life in the city of Calcutta as can be seen in lot 128. “Raghu Rai’s photographs of Calcutta combine a mouldering city with the incessant will to live, communicated through the deep tones and shadows that play in the light. In Rai’s pictures you can feel the press of the bodies on the hot streets, hear the belching call of the streamer on the Hooghly, feel the soft mist of a very early morning in the Calcutta maidan.” (Sinha, Critical Collective, online) EXHIBITED Raghu Rai: A Retrospective, London: Aicon Gallery, 22 January ‒ 20 February 2010 (another from the edition) Raghu Rai ‒ Calcutta, Kolkata: It Never Begins, It Never Ends, Kolkata: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 13 October ‒ 13 November 2010 (another from the edition)
218 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 129 RAGHU RAI (b.1942) Mother Teresa in Prayer Signed 'Raghu Rai' (lower right), dated and inscribed 'Mother Teresa in Prayer ‒ 1985' (lower left), further inscribed '4/10' (lower centre) 1985 Silver gelatin print on paper Print size: 13.75 x 20.75 in (35 x 52.5 cm) Sheet size: 15.25 x 22.5 in (39 x 57 cm) $3,000 ‒ 5,000 Rs 2,46,000 ‒ 4,10,000 Fourth from a limited edition of ten EXHIBITED Raghu Rai: The Spirit of India, Tel Aviv: PHOTO IS:RAEL, 23 November ‒ 2 December 2017 (another from the edition) ATLAS SUPPORTS UKRAINE, London: Atlas Gallery, 16 March ‒ 26 April 2022 (another from the edition) PUBLISHED Raghu Rai, A Life Dedicated: The Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, New Delhi: Timeless Books, 2004, cover page (illustrated, another from the edition) Raghu Rai, Saint Teresa of Calcutta: A Celebration of Her Life & Legacy, New Delhi: Aleph Book Company, 2017, p. 14, 15 (cover page, another from the edition)
219 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 130 STEVE MCCURRY (b.1950) Devotee at the Golden Temple, Amritsar 1996 Chromogenic print on photographic paper 25 x 37 in (63.5 x 94 cm) $1,500 ‒ 2,500 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 2,05,000 First from a limited edition of fifteen PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 131 RAGHUBIR SINGH (1942‒1999) Rajasthan (Men in Landscape with Camels) Chromogenic print on photographic paper 12.25 x 18.5 in (31 x 47 cm) $1,200 ‒ 1,800 Rs 98,400 ‒ 1,47,600 EXHIBITED Steve McCurry: India, New York: Sundaram Tagore Gallery, 22 July - 19 August 2022 (another from the edition)
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221 Lots 132 ‒ 154 Closing Time: Thursday, 14 December 2023 Closing time: 8.45 pm (IST) 10.15 am (US Eastern Time)
222 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 132 JAI ZHAROTIA (1945‒2021) Untitled Signed and dated 'Jai/ '73' (lower right) and inscribed '46/50' (lower left) 1973 Lithograph on paper 15.5 x 12.5 in (39.5 x 32 cm) $500 – 600 Rs 41,000 – 49,200 Forty‒sixth from a limited edition of fifty 133 JYOTI BHATT (b.1934) Still Life Signed 'Jyoti Bhatt' with artist's monogram (lower right), inscribed and dated 'STILL‒LIFE (1958)' (lower centre) and further inscribed '3/9 Lithograph' (lower left) 1958 Lithograph on paper Print size: 13.5 x 19 in (34 x 48.5 cm) Sheet size: 16.5 x 23.5 in (42 x 60 cm) Rs 2,50,000 – 3,50,000 $3,050 – 4,270 Third from a limited edition of nine PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist Private Collection, Chennai
223 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 134 AMBADAS KHOBRAGADE (1922‒2012) a) Untitled Signed and dated 'AnKhobragade/ 1999.' (lower right) 1999 Ink on paper 7.75 x 10.5 in (19.5 x 26.5 cm) b) Untitled Signed and dated 'AnKhobragade/ 1991' (lower centre) 1991 Ink on paper 7.75 x 10.5 in (19.5 x 26.5 cm) c) Untitled Signed and dated 'AnKhobragade/ 1997.' (lower right) 1997 Ink on paper 9.5 x 6.75 in (24 x 17 cm) $1,500 – 2,500 Rs 1,23,000 – 2,05,000 (Set of three) abc
224 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 136 BADHAN DAS (1944‒2002) Untitled Liquitex acrylic gel and oil emulsion on canvas 59.75 x 59.75 in (152 x 152 cm) $1,500 ‒ 2,000 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 1,64,000 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 135 CHITTROVANU MAZUMDAR (b.1956) Untitled (Kali) Initialled 'C. M.' (lower right) Circa 1990s Oil on canvas 44.5 x 31 in (113 x 78.5 cm) $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000 PROVENANCE Christie's, Dubai, 24 May 2006, lot 91
225 137 LAXMAN PAI (1926‒2021) Arrows Signed in Devnagari, signed and dated 'Laxman Pai/ 71' (lower right); inscribed and dated ''ARROWS'/ 1971/ by/ LAXMAN PAI/ NEW DELHI' (on the reverse) 1971 Oil on canvas 32 x 32 in (81 x 81 cm) $5,000 – 7,000 Rs 4,10,000 – 5,74,000 PROVENANCE Acquired from Gallerie Taj Caribe, New York Thence by descent Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, MA, US, 30 April 2023, lot 481 EXHIBITED One Man Show ‒ Laxman Pai, New York: Galerie Taj‒Caribe, 9 ‒ 27 April 1974
226 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 138 PROKASH KARMAKAR (1933‒2014) Untitled (Torture) Signed in Bengali and dated '80' (lower right) 1980 Oil on paper laid on canvas 38.5 x 30.75 in (98 x 78 cm) $7,000 ‒ 9,000 Rs 5,74,000 ‒ 7,38,000 PROVENANCE The Collection of the Artist Acquired from DAG, New Delhi PUBLISHED D Doraiswamy, "Conversations with Artists," Lalit Kala Contemporary 17, New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 1975 (illustrated) India's French Connection: Indian Artists in France, New Delhi: DAG, 2018, p. 389 (illustrated) Sona Datta, "The Paradox of Modernism: Art in Bengal After Independence," Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 173 (illustrated)
227 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 139 PROKASH KARMAKAR (1933‒2014) Untitled Signed and dated in Bengali (lower left); signed and dated in Bengali and further signed and dated 'PKarmakar/ '90' (on the reverse) 1990 Acrylic on canvas 58.5 x 83.5 in (148.5 x 212 cm) $10,000 ‒ 15,000 Rs 8,20,000 ‒ 12,30,000 This work will be shipped in a roll PUBLISHED Sona Datta, “The Paradox of Modernism: Art in Bengal After Independence,” Rob Dean and Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 158‒159 (illustrated)
228 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 140 DEVAYANI KRISHNA (b.1918) The White Lion of the Snow Signed 'Devayani' (lower left); inscribed and dated '"THE WHITE LION OF THE SNOW"/ 1950' (on the reverse) 1950 Gouache on paper pasted on board 20.75 x 29 in (52.5 x 73.5 cm) $1,500 ‒ 2,000 Rs 1,23,000 ‒ 1,64,000 "It is difficult to describe the power of [Devayani Krishna’s] drawings... It is as though a great choreographer compressed the total movement of the dance, such as the dance of Shiva, into a single ideograph." RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW
229 PROPERTY FROM THE JANE AND KITO DE BOER COLLECTION 141 DEVAYANI KRISHNA (b.1918) Untitled Signed and dated ‘Devayani 1960’ (lower left) 1960 Conte and charcoal on paper 59.25 x 94.5 in (150.5 x 240 cm) $4,000 ‒ 6,000 Rs 3,28,000 ‒ 4,92,000 This work will be shipped in a roll
230 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, NEW DELHI 142 RAM KUMAR (1924‒2018) Untitled Signed and dated 'Ram Kumar 1970' (on the reverse) 1970 Acrylic on paper pasted on mount board 23.25 x 35.75 in (59 x 91 cm) Rs 6,00,000 – 8,00,000 $7,320 – 9,760 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist PUBLISHED Meera Menezes, Ram Kumar: Traversing the Landscapes of the Mind, Mumbai: Saffronart, 2016, p. 146 (illustrated)
231 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, NEW DELHI 143 RAM KUMAR (1924‒2018) Untitled Signed 'Ram Kumar' (on the reverse) Acrylic on canvas 14.75 x 11 in (37.5 x 28 cm) Rs 7,00,000 – 9,00,000 $8,540 – 10,980 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist
232 144 KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925) Women on a Lazy Afternoon Signed and inscribed 'KKhanna/ KRISHEN KHANNA/ "Women on a lazy afternoon"' (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 32.25 x 30.5 in (82 x 77.5 cm) Rs 20,00,000 – 25,00,000 $24,395 – 30,490 PROVENANCE Private Collection, New Delhi Saffronart, 27‒28 March 2019, lot 19 Private Collection, Mumbai Krishen Khanna
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234 145 GANESH HALOI (b.1936) Untitled Signed and dated in Bengali and signed further 'Ganesh Haloi' (lower right); signed and dated 'Ganesh Haloi 1996' (on the reverse) 1996 Gouache on rice paper pasted on mount board 28.75 x 15 in (73 x 38 cm) Rs 15,00,000 – 20,00,000 $18,295 – 24,395 PROVENANCE Saffronart, 23‒24 January 2013, lot 72 a) Private Collection, New Delhi EXHIBITED Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form, New Delhi: DAG, 11 August – 30 September 2014, Mumbai: DAG, 7 December 2014 – 5 February 2015; New York: DAG, 13 June – 12 September 2015 PUBLISHED Kishore Singh ed., Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form, New Delhi: DAG, 2014, p. 201 (illustrated) A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume Four: Bengal Modernists, New Delhi: DAG, 2015, p. 740 (illustrated) Ganesh Haloi Image courtesy of Akar Prakar
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236 146 GANESH HALOI (b.1936) Untitled Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right) 2006 Gouache on rice paper pasted on mount board 21.5 x 31.25 in (54.5 x 79.5 cm) Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000 $12,200 ‒ 18,295 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist Private Collection, Mumbai
237 147 M F HUSAIN (1915‒2011) Untitled Signed 'Husain' (upper right) Oil on canvas 16.25 x 12.25 in (41.5 x 31 cm) $25,000 – 30,000 Rs 20,50,000 – 24,60,000 PROVENANCE Saffronart, 1‒4 December 2002, lot 14 Private Collection, USA
238 148 SOHAN QADRI (1932‒2011) Untitled Signed and dated 'Qadri03' (lower centre); signed, dated and inscribed 'Qadri/ 03/ Sept./ Cph.' (on the reverse) 2003 Ink, dye and incisions on paper pasted on mount board 42.25 x 31 in (107 x 79 cm) Rs 15,00,000 – 20,00,000 $18,295 – 24,395 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist Private Collection, New Delhi EXHIBITED Tantra on the Edge: Inspirations and Experiments in Twentieth Century Indian Art, Mumbai: DAG, 5 August ‒ 6 October 2022 PUBLISHED Tantra on the Edge: Inspirations and Experiments in Twentieth Century Indian Art, New Delhi: DAG, 2022, p. 167 (illustrated) “People are always interested in dreams. I am interested in the question: ‘Who is the dreamer?’ I would like to know: ‘Who is the artist beyond the artist?’ What I try to express in my art is a synthesis of emptiness and peace, radiating power.” SOHAN QADRI
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240 149 K H ARA (1914‒1985) Untitled Signed 'ARA' (lower right) Gouache on paper pasted on cardboard 24.25 x 19 in (61.5 x 48.5 cm) Rs 8,00,000 – 12,00,000 $9,760 – 14,635 PROVENANCE Received as a gift from the artist by Surovi Bhattacharjee Thence by descent
241 150 ANJOLIE ELA MENON (b.1940) Still Life with a Head Signed 'Anjolie Ela Menon' (upper right) 1998 Oil on Masonite 23.5 x 16.75 in (59.5 x 42.5 cm) $15,000 – 20,000 Rs 12,30,000 – 16,40,000 PROVENANCE Christie's, London, 5 October 1999, lot 133 Saffronart, 1‒4 December 2003, lot 85 Private Collection, USA
242 151 SATISH GUJRAL (1925‒2020) Untitled Signed in Devnagari (lower right); signed and dated 'Satish Gujral/ 2000' (on the reverse) 2000 Acrylic on canvas 11.25 x 11.25 in (28.5 x 28.5 cm) $10,000 – 15,000 Rs 8,20,000 – 12,30,000 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist during their posting in New Delhi, 2000 Private Collection, UK
243 152 SENAKA SENANAYAKE (b.1951) Ganesh Signed and dated '2001/ Senaka Senanayake' (lower right) 2001 Oil on canvas 42.75 x 42.75 in (108.5 x 108.5 cm) $15,000 – 20,000 Rs 12,30,000 – 16,40,000 PROVENANCE Commissioned from the artist Collection of a Notable Sri Lankan Doctor, UK Private Collection, Australia
244 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, UK 153 PARESH MAITY (b.1965) Mystique Signed and dated 'Paresh Maity '03' (lower centre) 2003 Watercolour on paper 31.25 x 31.25 in (79.5 x 79.5 cm) $5,000 – 7,000 Rs 4,10,000 – 5,74,000 PROVENANCE Acquired from Aicon Gallery, New York
245 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, UK 154 PARESH MAITY (b.1965) Twilight Signed and dated 'Paresh Maity '03' (lower right) 2003 Watercolour on paper 31.25 x 31.25 in (79.5 x 79.5 cm) $5,000 – 7,000 Rs 4,10,000 – 5,74,000 PROVENANCE Acquired from Aicon Gallery, New York
246 Lots 155 ‒ 184 Closing Time: Thursday, 14 December 2023 Closing time: 9 pm (IST) 10.30 am (US Eastern Time)
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248 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION, MUMBAI 155 F N SOUZA (1924‒2002) Untitled Signed and dated 'Souza 1952' (lower centre) 1952 Pen on paper 7 x 5.75 in (18 x 14.5 cm) Rs 3,00,000 – 4,00,000 $3,660 – 4,880 PROVENANCE Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
249 F N Souza © Jyoti Bhatt
250 156 B PRABHA (1933‒2001) Untitled Signed and dated 'b.prabha/ 1967' (lower left) 1967 Oil on canvas 40.5 x 15.25 in (103 x 39 cm) Rs 12,00,000 – 18,00,000 $14,635 – 21,955 PROVENANCE Acquired from Pundole Art Gallery in the 1960s Collection of Jane Proctor, Denver Saffronart, Mumbai, 17 September 2020, lot 8