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Nandalal Bose
(1882 - 1966)

Untitled



Born in Bihar in 1882, Nandalal Bose was one of India's leading artists of the 20th century and was closely associated with the Bengal School. Bose was among the few who sought to reinvigorate Indian art by rooting it in Indian tradition, shunning the overarching Western academic approach to art that prevailed at the time. He trained under Abanindranath Tagore at the Calcutta School of Art in 1905 and forged a lasting friendship with him....



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  Lot 61 of 105  

MODERN MASTERS ON PAPER: LIVE AUCTION
2 DECEMBER 2014

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Winning Bid
Rs 6,60,000
$11,000

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Nandalal Bose
Untitled

a) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower region)
b) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower left)

There is a note in Bengali on b (verso) addressed to 'Kanai' from 'Nandalal Bose'

a) 1943 b) 1952
a) Watercolour on card
b) Graphite, pen and ink on paper
a) 3.5 x 5.5 in. (8.9 x 14 cms)
b) 5 x 3.5 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cms)

NATIONAL ART TREASURE - NON-EXPORTABLE

PROVENANCE:
Private Collector, Kolkata
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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