FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY (6-7 DECEMBER 2017)

GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE

(1867 ‒ 1938)

Untitled

Indistinctly inscribed 'K' and Initialled 'GT' (lower right)

Note inscribed in Bengali on the reverse, by Purnima Devi, identifying herself as

the artist's second daughter, stating that it is her father's work and requesting

information on a price

Circa 1920s

Watercolour on handmade paper pasted on mulberry paper on board

11.25 x 11 in (28.5 x 28 cm)

$ 23,440 ‒ 31,250

Rs 15,00,000 ‒ 20,00,000

Inscription on the reverse of the painting

GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE

(1867 ‒ 1938)

a) Untitled

Pencil on tracing paper

7.25 x 10.50 in (18.4 x 26.5 cm)

b) Untitled

Pencil on tracing paper

7.25 x 10.50 in (18.4 x 26.52 cm)

$ 23,440 - 31,250

Rs 15,00,000 - 20,00,000

NON‒EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE:

Acquired directly from the artist's family, Kolkata

Private Collection, Maharashtra

NON‒EXPORTABLE

NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE:

From the collection of the artist

Inherited by his daughter, Purnima Devi

Thence by descent to his grandson,

Partha Chattopadhyay Thakur

Private Collection, Kolkata