KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985) UNTITLED, NUDE SIGNED ARA (LOWER LEFT) BLACK CHALK AND WATERCOLOUR 50 X 39 CM

PROVENANCE: PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST. MUMBAI, PRIVATE COLLECTION PRIVATE COLLECTION ARA'S ARTISTIC STYLE WAS INFLUENCED BY INDIAN FOLK ART, AS WELL AS BY THE POST-IMPRESSIONIST AND EXPRESSIONIST MOVEMENTS. HE USED THICK BRUSHSTROKES AND DYNAMIC FORMS TO INFUSE HIS PAINTINGS WITH ENERGY AND EMOTION. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, ARA RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM AND EXHIBITED HIS WORKS IN INDIA AND INTERNATIONALLY. HE WAS ALSO A RECIPIENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS PADMA SHRI AWARD FROM THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ART.

THESE PAINTINGS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE. THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS 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

ABOUT THE ARTIST

KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA SELF-TAUGHT PROGRESSIVE GROUP FOUNDER (1914-1985) WHO DEVELOPED FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A CAR CLEANER TO PIONEERING MODERNIST. HIS SENSUOUS STILL LIFES, LANDSCAPES, AND NUDES DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL HANDLING OF WATERCOLOR AND UNIQUE COMPOSITIONAL VISION.

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.