The Chaki Collection: A Collector’s Dialogue
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JAMINI ROY
Flower Gate
gouache on card
4 x 6 in ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $2,640.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
JAMINI ROY
Wedding (Floral Study)
tempera on paper
signed lower right; inscribed "Wedding" on the reverse
6.25 x 4 in ( 15.9 x 10.2 cm )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized: $2,040.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Chaki
two inks on paper
each signed and dated "20.10.2002" lower left, one inscribed "Toronto"
7.75 x 5.5 in ( 19.7 x 14 cm ) ( each sight )
This sale is now closed.
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Portrait of Debabrata Biswas
ink on paper
signed lower right
7.5 x 5.5 in ( 19.1 x 14 cm ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Five Sketches
five inks on paper
- “Study of Kids”
- "Sketch of a Statue"
- “Portrait of a Woman"
- "Portrait of a Bearded Man"
- "Sketch of a Bust"
each signed, dated "20.10.2002" and inscribed "Toronto" in Bengali and English; each unframed
7.5 x 6 in ( 19.1 x 15.2 cm ) ( each sheet )
This sale is now closed.
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Six Sketches in a Sketchbook
ink on paper
each signed in Bengali, dated "20.10.2002" and inscribed "Toronto" in Bengali and English
11.25 x 8.5 x 1.75 in ( 28.6 x 21.6 x 4.4 cm ) ( overall )
This sale is now closed.
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Nandanmala
ink and wash on paper
signed lower left, titled with inscription lower right
12 x 11 in ( 30.5 x 27.9 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
NANDALAL BOSE
Landscape Scene
ink on postcard
inscriptions on the front and reverse
5.5 x 3.5 in ( 14 x 8.9 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Still Life
ink on paper
signed lower centre, dated "30-5-1996" upper left and inscribed "Santiniketan" upper right
6.75 x 4.75 in ( 17.1 x 12.1 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
NANDALAL BOSE
Two Published Sketchbooks
two sketchbooks with lithographs
- "First Part: Forms": titled and inscribed "Forms" and the name of the artist on the title page with an introductory text; sixteen lithographs included; 11 x 8.5 ins (27.94 x 21.59 cms)
- "Second Part: Forms": titled and inscribed "Forms" and the name of the artist on the title page with an introductory text; twenty-one lithographs included; 11 x 8.5 ins (27.94 x 21.59 cms)
each unframed
11 x 8.5 in ( 27.9 x 21.6 cm ) ( each overall )
This sale is now closed.
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Portrait in Profile
ink on paper
signed, dated "02/06/2002" lower left and inscribed "Toronto" in Bengali upper right
8.25 x 6 in ( 21 x 15.2 cm ) ( sheet )
This sale is now closed.
JAMINI ROY
Three Sketches
three ink on found pages
- "Portrait of a Figure": 4.75 x 3.75 ins (12 x 9.5 cms) [sheet]
- "Three Figures in Profile": 4.75 x 3.75 ins (12 x 9.5 cms) [sheet]
- "Standing Figure": 5.5 x 4 ins (13.97 x 10.16 cms) (sheet)
each unframed
5.5 x 4 in ( 14 x 10.2 cm ) ( largest sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized: $720.00
Sale date: May 13th 2025
20TH CENTURY BENGALI SCHOOL
Thirty-One Landscape Studies
watercolours on card
each unframed
2.5 x 3.5 in ( 6.4 x 8.9 cm ) ( largest )
This sale is now closed.
LORENZ SCHINDLER
Rabindranath Tagore
engraving
with letters, signed with initials and dated 1921 lower right in the plate
8.75 x 6 in ( 22.2 x 15.2 cm ) ( sheet )
This sale is now closed.
21ST CENTURY INDIAN ARTIST
Landscape Scene
ink on paper
signed and dated 2016 lower right corner
6.75 x 3 in ( 17.1 x 7.6 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
JOGEN CHOWDHURY
Head in Profile
ink on paper
signed lower right
10.75 x 7.25 in ( 27.3 x 18.4 cm ) ( sight )
This sale is now closed.
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The Collection of Ranu and Niladri Chaki
The collection of Ranu and Niladri Chaki reflects their lifelong appreciation for Bengali heritage, drawing inspiration from the ideology of the polymath Rabindranath Tagore. Remarkable works by artists Jamini Roy and Jogen Chowdhury feature prominently in their collection. Niladri pursued a career in civil engineering and served as the Secretary of Bengal Studies at the University of Toronto for twelve years. Together, they have organized numerous exhibitions celebrating Bengali culture and traditional Indian art.
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