Osian's charity auction for Unicef-Delhi Daredevils

Auction house Osian's has lined up artworks by leading Indian modern masters for its first fundraiser sale, part proceeds of which will support a joint initiative of the Unicef and the Delhi Daredevils IPL team towards the cause of the girl child.
Bollywood actress and Unicef Goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra has been roped in to perform at the "Art and Cinema Memorabilia" scheduled on April 19, according to the auction house.
"The standards of the professional auction will be maintained despite the funds being utilised for charitable purposes. The consignor's, including many of India's leading artists, will donate 50 per cent of the sale proceeds to the UNICEF cause," says Osian's.

An oil and acrylic on canvas "The Wall" (2007) by Atul Dodiya measuring 182.8 x 243.8 cm features a portrait of Amir Khan in a cricket stadium and sports signatures of the cricketers has been pegged between Rs 40 lakhs to 64 lakhs.
An untitled work by Ramkumar has been pegged between Rs 20 lakhs to Rs 32 lakhs.
A bronze by K S Radhakrishnan sculpted in the year 2000 "Maiya as writer" has been pegged to fetch sums between Rs 750,000 - Rs 1,200,000.

A poster by Sippy Films on award winning 1968 film "Brahm Chari" showcasing a dapper Shammi Kapoor dressed in black on an tangerine orange yellow background has been estimated between Rs 10,000 - Rs 15,000.

Deepti Naval's "Feet of Clay" 1957 oil on canvas sourced from a private art collection in Mumbai and featuring profiles of two women is priced between 4 lakhs and 6.4 lakhs.
"I had gone to an asylum where I had met this woman who talked to herself... The painting is a projection of this woman with her shadow - a split image. It depicts the fragility of her mind, as she is finding herself in confusion. I had written a poem on her as well under 'Feet of Glass/ Out alone she stands" reads the description by Naval in the Osian's catalogue for the auction.

Naval's another oil on cavas "Draupadi" has also been included in the auction.
"On Way to Gujarat" a photograph printed on enhanced matt art paper using K3 pigmented ink, 1996 signed in English by Raghuu Rai is also in the auction.
Photographs of classic films from the Prabhat studios, memorabilia from minerva movietone, rare glass slides of film classics like "Devdas" "Paying Guest" "Pyaasa" "Solva Saal" "Kaagaz ke Phool" "Jewel Thief" etc are also part of the auction.