NOTEWORTHY ART

To have and to behold a favourite or famed piece of art is probably one of life’s greatest delights. After all, a thing of beauty is a joy forever. If you want to indulge one of your artistic temptations, the time is now. The latest edition of AstaGuru’s Modern Indian Art ‘Collectors Choice’, presents an extraordinary opportunity to art aficionados to acquire masterpieces and rare compositions. The collection offers artworks from different periods of Modern Indian Art and include exceptional creations by celebrated artists such as Nicholas Roerich, Rabindranath Tagore, Amrita Sher- Gil, M V Dhurandhar, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, M F Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza, Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, Krishen Khanna, Arpita Singh, Sakti Burman, K K Hebbar, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Pyne, and Rameshwar Broota.

Even better, The ‘No Reserve’ format makes for a larger collector base to participate in the auction since bidding starts at `20,000. Several of these rare gems are appearing in auction for the first time. The auction also includes sculptures by Prodosh Das Gupta, Sankho Chaudhuri, Himmat Shah, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar, K Laxma Goud, P V Janakiram, and S Nandagopal.

While lot no. 31 (executed with gouache on paper in circa 1950), showcases F N Souza’s formative years (Right) and his preoccupation with the voluptuous form (estimate `15 lakh-20 lakh); Lot no.163 is a unique ink on paper calligraphic work by V S Gaitonde. Executed in 1985, this work will be offered at an estimate of `20 lakh–`25 lakh (Bottom extreme right).

The entire auction catalogue can be viewed on www.astaguru.com and the auction will take place on the website on June 23rd – 24th 2022.