TAGORE'S HAND WRITTEN POEM UNDER AUCTION
A handwritten poem by
Rabindranath Tagore and a collection of posters commissioned by Mahatma Gandhi
are among select artworks that will go under the hammer at global auctioneer
Christie's New York sale this month. A total of 81 works by Rabindranath
Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore and Nandlal Bose, sourced from the personal
collection of Bose's nephew Supratik Bose, would be held on September 17. The
sale "The Art of Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore, and Rabindranath
Tagore: The Collection of Supratik Bose," comes ahead of Christie's
inaugural sale in India to be held in Mumbai in December this year. The
collection by Supratik Bose, a retired architect and officer at Harvard
University, is being put up in the market for the first time, according to
auctioneers. "We are deeply honoured to have been entrusted by Supratik
Bose to handle this extraordinary collection that his grandfather Nandalal Bose
handed down to him. It documents the shared vision of three artistic geniuses,
who are linked by the common goal of art and humanity, family and
friendship," Hugo Weihe, Christie's international director of Asian Art,
said in a statement. Highlighting the auction is a collection of posters
commissioned by Mohandas K Gandhi for the Indian National Congress meeting in
Haripura, 1938. A poster titled "Bull Fighter" by Bose has been
estimated to sell between USD 30,000 to USD 50,000. A handwritten poem
"Where the mind is without fear" by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath
Tagore which was originally published in "Gitanjali" (1910) has been
estimated to fetch between USD 100,000 to USD 150,000. There is also a
collection of postcards shared between Abanindranath Tagore, the nephew of
Rabindranath Tagore and Nandlal Bose that speaks of their friendship, the
intimacy and admiration they had for each other. "Works by Abanindranath,
such as his captivating Siva- Simantini demonstrate the seamless existence of
the past and present in modern Indian art," the auctioneers said. Christie's
September 2013 Asian Art Week comprises of eight sales spread out over the
course of four days, beginning September 17. The week will feature property
from several renowned private collections of contemporary Indian works, jade
carvings, archaic bronzes, and more. The auction of South Asian modern and
contemporary art on September 17 is highlighted by over 95 works by modern
masters, including Syed Haider Raza, Tyeb Mehta, Francis Newton Souza, Akbar
Padamsee, Maqbool Fida Husain, and Vasudeo S Gaitonde. There is also a
selection of contemporary works from celebrated artists, such as Subodh Gupta,
Bharti Kher, and Jitish Kallat. The September 18 auction of Indian and
Southeast Asian Art is highlighted by bronzes, sculptures and paintings.
Comments
Post a Comment