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RARE MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN MODERNIST PAINTING – FEMININE DOMESTIC PORTRAIT – FRAMED
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF INDIAN MODERNIST FIGURATIVE ART, THIS ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED WORK DEPICTS TWO WOMEN IN A QUIET DOMESTIC INTERIOR SCENE. RENDERED IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON TEXTURED PAPER, THE COMPOSITION IS CHARACTERIZED BY GEOMETRIC FLATTENING, DECORATIVE LINEWORK, AND A DISTINCTIVE EARTH-TONED PALETTE.
THE WORK STRONGLY REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC LANGUAGE OF MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN ARTISTS WHO DREW FROM FOLK TRADITIONS WHILE EMBRACING MODERNISM. THE THEMATIC FOCUS ON FEMININE INTIMACY, DAILY LIFE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IS EXPRESSED THROUGH EXPRESSIVE EYES, SIMPLIFIED FORM, AND DETAILED TEXTILE REPRESENTATIONS
A COLLECTIBLE PIECE FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART, GENDER THEMES, OR INTERIOR DECOR WITH CULTURAL RESONANCE.
23 X 17 INCHES WITH MOUNTBOARD AND 19 X 13.5 INCHES ACTUAL
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF INDIAN MODERNIST FIGURATIVE ART, THIS ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED WORK DEPICTS TWO WOMEN IN A QUIET DOMESTIC INTERIOR SCENE. RENDERED IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON TEXTURED PAPER, THE COMPOSITION IS CHARACTERIZED BY GEOMETRIC FLATTENING, DECORATIVE LINEWORK, AND A DISTINCTIVE EARTH-TONED PALETTE.
THE WORK STRONGLY REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC LANGUAGE OF MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN ARTISTS WHO DREW FROM FOLK TRADITIONS WHILE EMBRACING MODERNISM. THE THEMATIC FOCUS ON FEMININE INTIMACY, DAILY LIFE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IS EXPRESSED THROUGH EXPRESSIVE EYES, SIMPLIFIED FORM, AND DETAILED TEXTILE REPRESENTATIONS
A COLLECTIBLE PIECE FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART, GENDER THEMES, OR INTERIOR DECOR WITH CULTURAL RESONANCE.
23 X 17 INCHES WITH MOUNTBOARD AND 19 X 13.5 INCHES ACTUAL
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RARE MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN MODERNIST PAINTING – FEMININE DOMESTIC PORTRAIT – FRAMED
Estimate £4,000-£6,000
Starting Price
£2,000
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