SHYAMAL DUTTA RAY (1934 – 2005) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER SIGNED BOTTOM RIGHT

THIS DELICATE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER BY SHYAMAL DUTTA RAY, SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, SHOWCASES HIS EXPERTISE IN CAPTURING MOODS THROUGH SUBTLE COLOR PALETTES AND FLUID BRUSHWORK. THE ARTWORK REFLECTS A HARMONIOUS BLEND OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ARTISTIC ELEMENTS, DEMONSTRATING RAY’S SKILL IN CREATING ATMOSPHERIC AND POETIC SCENES. IT IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF HIS CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN INDIAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING.

THESE WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS M.F. HUSAIN, S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR PADAMSEE, HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR, RAM KUMAR, JAMINI ROY, B. PRABHA, TYEB MEHTA, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY ARE OFTEN SOLD BY AUCTIONEERS TO COLLECTORS AROUND THE GLOBE