Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The 'Company School' of art

How amazing is that...

An unnamed collector bought an exquisite late 18th century painting of a flying fox by Calcutta artist Bhawani Das. The striking pen and ink painting on watermarked paper sold for £458,500 (Rs 4.60 crore approximately).

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/indiatemplate/18th-century-calcutta-painting-fetches-rs-4-60-crore/article1-1206317.aspx