ARTIST NAME: LALU PRASAD SHAW (BORN 1937)TITLE: BABU BIBIYEAR: 2018MEDIUM: TEMPERA ON BOARDSIZE: 21 X 28 INCHES

THIS WORK IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF LALU PRASAD SHAW’S DISTINCTIVE NEO-BENGAL FIGURATIVE STYLE, CHARACTERISED BY FLAT PERSPECTIVE, BOLD OUTLINES, AND A NARRATIVE ROOTED IN EVERYDAY LIFE. THE COMPOSITION DEPICTS A MAN AND WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE, PRESENTED WITH A QUIET, THEATRICAL STILLNESS THAT IS CENTRAL TO THE ARTIST’S VISUAL LANGUAGE.

THE MUTED YET RICH COLOUR PALETTE, ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND, AND SIMPLIFIED FORMS RECALL BENGAL FOLK AND KALIGHAT PAINTING TRADITIONS, WHILE MAINTAINING A CONTEMPORARY SENSIBILITY. THE FIGURES’ POISED EXPRESSIONS AND SYMBOLIC OBJECTS ADD A SUBTLE NARRATIVE DEPTH, INVITING THE VIEWER TO INTERPRET DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL THEMES.

LALU PRASAD SHAW IS A RENOWNED INDIAN MODERN ARTIST, WIDELY COLLECTED AND EXHIBITED IN INDIA AND ABROAD. HIS WORKS ARE HELENED FOR THEIR TIMELESS QUALITY AND STRONG CULTURAL ROOTS. ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, THIS PAINTING REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A DOCUMENTED AND SIGNIFICANT WORK FROM HIS MATURE PERIOD.

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

ARTIST LALU PRASAD SHAW, TITLED BABU BIBI, CREATED IN 2018. TEMPERA ON BOARD, SIZE 21 X 28 INCHES. ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM THE ARTIST