M. V. DHURANDHAR (1867–1944) OIL ON CANVAS UNTITLED 75.5 X 60 CM



THIS ELEGANT OIL ON CANVAS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF M. V. DHURANDHAR’S ACADEMIC AND NARRATIVE STYLE, FOR WHICH HE IS RENOWNED AS ONE OF INDIA’S MOST IMPORTANT EARLY MODERN PAINTERS. THE COMPOSITION DEPICTS A ROMANTIC SCENE INSPIRED BY INDIAN MYTHOLOGY, WITH GRACEFULLY POSED FIGURES SET WITHIN A LUSH, SERENE LANDSCAPE.

EXECUTED WITH REFINED DRAFTSMANSHIP AND A LUMINOUS COLOUR PALETTE, THE PAINTING DEMONSTRATES THE ARTIST’S MASTERY OF FORM, TEXTURE, AND EXPRESSION. THE DELICATE MODELLING OF THE FIGURES, ORNATE COSTUMES, AND SUBTLE EMOTIONAL INTERACTION RECALL THE IDEALS OF THE BOMBAY SCHOOL, WHERE DHURANDHAR PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.

M. V. DHURANDHAR’S WORKS ARE HIGHLY REGARDED FOR THEIR BLEND OF EUROPEAN ACADEMIC TECHNIQUE AND INDIAN THEMATIC CONTENT, AND ARE REPRESENTED IN MAJOR MUSEUMS AND IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. THIS UNTITLED PAINTING REPRESENTS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HIS OEUVRE AND OFFERS COLLECTORS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A ROMANTIC, MYTHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION BY A PIONEER OF MODERN INDIAN ART.

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

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES, THESE ORIGINAL WORKS STAND AS RARE, INVESTMENT-QUALITY ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS

ACCOMPANIED BY A CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION REPORT BY ART CONSERVATOR SUBRATA SEN, DATED 5 OCTOBER 2019.