Lot#12 || Atul Bose (1898-1977)
PORTRAITS OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU (1966) ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR (circa 1950) & MICHAEL MADHUSUDAN DUTTA (circa 1950)

PROVENANCE
Estate of Atul Bose. Thence by descent.

CATALOGUE NOTES
A portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru; India's first Prime Minister and one of the most influential leaders of the Indian Independence Movement. Bose's penchant for capturing anatomical peculiarities earned him a reputation as a much sought after portrait painter in those times.
Dimension: 15(H) x 12(W).

A portrait of Indian social reformer and educator Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Bose often made portraits of varied freedom fighters and was appointed to paint the who's-who of the times.
Dimension: 14.5(H) x 9(W).

A portrait of Michael Madhusudhan Dutta; a Bengali poet and playwright. Oil portraits of Swami Vivekanda and Michael Madhusudan Dutta are on display at the Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata.
Dimension: 9.5(H) x 7.5(W)