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Over the year, the Dartington Hall Trust amassed an
extensive collection of works of art.
Officials said it is not clear how the 12 Tagore
paintings arrived at Dartington, but it is probable that they
were a gift from Tagore to his great friend and companion.
Tagore visited Dartington on a number of occasions.
The Trust also holds a huge archive of his
photographs, letters and other items.
"We have a successful track record of selling works by
Tagore and in fact set an auction record for a work by him
when his Death Scene sold for 120,000 pounds in May 2008,"
Sotheby's said.
"However, works by Tagore are relatively rare to the
auction market."
Responding to calls from various art organisations in
India, the Indian government had tried to stop the auction of
the rare works, but it is understood that the efforts have
produced no results.
Sources said a senior Culture Ministry official was in
London last week and met Sotheby's officials and discussed
about the sale of the paintings.
They said the country, however, does not have any
legal rights over the paintings. The government had faced the
same situation when Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings were
auctioned in New York.
Sources said by its very nature the Indian government
could not directly bid for the paintings.
Other highlights of this year's South Asian Art at
Sotheby's included an extremely rare large scale bronze by
Somnath Hore, two early figurative oils by F N Souza and two
large paintings by S H Raza. PTI HSR
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