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Introduction

Date of Birth
31 Jul 1891
Zodiac sign
Leo
Date of Death
02 Jul 1975
Age
83
Place of Birth
Nimtita, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
State Country of Birth
West Bengal, India

Chronicled Highlights 71931 – 1961

Kshitindranath Majumdar was born in 31 July 1891 in Nimtita, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.

1931
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · 101 Rare Artworks from the History of Indian Modern & Contemporary ArtMumbai · 23 June 2010

In 2010, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Radha And Lalita (1931), offered in the 101 Rare Artworks from the History of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 23 June 2010 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹37,20,000 ($80,328). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Radha And Lalita, early 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR37,20,000
38% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 18,00,000 – 27,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 37,218
Medium
Watercolour and wash heightened with gold on paper (pasted on cardboard)
Dimensions
13.5 × 7.4 in (34 × 19 cm)
Lot
14 · Os.Mum/23.06.10
1931
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives · Indian Modern ArtOnline · 27 August 2022

It is not difficult to discern in his compositions the artist’s compositional skill and spontaneous ability to harmonise human figures with trees, creepers, and village houses... His use of luminous colours and their placing, his use of transparent pearl white, like a flood of light, succeed in transforming the subjects of his depictions into a musical enchantment.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Shakuntala, early 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR4,48,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 5,00,000 – 7,50,000
Rate per sq in
INR 3,678
Medium
Watercolour on Paper
Dimensions
14 × 8.7 in (36 × 22 cm)
Lot
5 · De.Onl/27.08.22
1931
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives · Inaugural Masterpieces SeriesOnline · 19 November 2022

The drawing in Kshitindranath’s work is of great importance and virtually establishes the style… lines in his mature period are long and flowing, caressingly enclosing forms. At the same time their terminations and borders make a delicate subsidiary rhythm in freely dancing lines as in scarf ends, floating hair, jewellery and so on. The colour is comparatively soft and harmonious; his range of colours is restrained and serene… Kshitindranath also makes a point of using complementary forms; the hard is contrasted with the soft, the straight with the curvilinear and so on. He avoids excessive detail and decoration and this gives his works an austere dignity and unaffected grace, not to be found in some of the later ornamental painters.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Shiva & Parvati, early 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR7,84,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 10,00,000 – 16,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 2,975
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19.8 × 13.3 in (50 × 34 cm)
Lot
5 · De.Onl/19.11.22
1949
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · The Masterpieces & ABC Series: Includes Indian Modern & Contemporary Art Books, Popular Culture & Pakistani Film PostersNew Delhi · 27 July 2007

In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Radha And Lalita (1949), offered in the The Masterpieces & ABC Series: Includes Indian Modern & Contemporary Art Books, Popular Culture & Pakistani Film Posters by Osian's, which concluded on 27 July 2007 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹21,60,000 ($53,360). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Radha And Lalita, late 1940s | Painting
Selling price
INR21,60,000
8% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 16,00,000 – 20,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 21,674
Medium
Watercolour and wash heightened with gold on paper pasted on cardboard
Dimensions
13.5 × 7.4 in (34 × 19 cm)
Lot
12 · Os.Del/27.07.07
1959
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives · Modern Indian Fine Arts & Artefacts: And Related Rare Books & CataloguesOnline · 09 December 2023

The drawing in Kshitindranath’s work is of great importance and virtually establishes the style… lines in his mature period are long and flowing, caressingly enclosing forms. At the same time their terminations and borders make a delicate subsidiary rhythm in freely dancing lines as in scarf ends, floating hair, jewellery and so on. The colour is comparatively soft and harmonious; his range of colours is restrained and serene… Kshitindranath also makes a point of using complementary forms; the hard is contrasted with the soft, the straight with the curvilinear and so on. He avoids excessive detail and decoration and this gives his works an austere dignity and unaffected grace, not to be found in some of the later ornamental painters.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Nayika, c. late 1950s | Painting
Selling price
INR8,96,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 6,00,000 – 9,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 5,342
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15 × 11.2 in (38 × 28 cm)
Lot
15 · De.Onl/09.12.23
Provenance
Acquired by Shri Probodh Chandra Bose (grandson of eminent medical practioner Sir Kailash Chandra Bose) directly from artist in 1963; thereafter by inheritance passed over to his son Shri Sankar Bose
1961
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · The ABC Series: Art, Book & CinemaNew Delhi · 20 July 2006

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Chaitanya Leaving Home (1961), offered in the The ABC Series: Art, Book & Cinema by Osian's, which concluded on 20 July 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹11,50,000 ($24,552). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Chaitanya Leaving Home, early 1960s | Painting
Selling price
INR11,50,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 7,667
Medium
Watercolour and Wash on paper
Dimensions
15 × 10 in (38 × 25 cm)
Lot
19 · Os.Del/20.07.06
1961
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · The ABC Series: Art, Book & CinemaNew Delhi · 20 July 2006

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Chaitanya In Gambhira (1961), offered in the The ABC Series: Art, Book & Cinema by Osian's, which concluded on 20 July 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹13,80,000 ($29,462). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Majumdar, Kshitindranath (Artist). Chaitanya In Gambhira, early 1960s | Painting
Selling price
INR13,80,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 9,200
Medium
Watercolour and Wash on paper
Dimensions
15 × 10 in (38 × 25 cm)
Lot
20 · Os.Del/20.07.06

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