J P GANGOOLY (1876–1953) WATERCOLOUR ON CARDBOARD CHURCH IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE

THIS WATERCOLOUR ON CARDBOARD BY JAMINI PRAKASH GANGOOLY (1876–1953) DEPICTS A SERENE RURAL LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY TALL, LUMINOUS TREES AND A SMALL CHURCH NESTLED QUIETLY IN THE MIDGROUND. THE COMPOSITION IS BALANCED AND HARMONIOUS, WITH SOFTLY MODELED FOLIAGE AND A GENTLY RECEDING PATH THAT LEADS THE VIEWER INTO THE SCENE. DELICATE WASHES OF GREENS, OCHRES, AND MUTED BLUES CREATE A TRANQUIL, ATMOSPHERIC EFFECT, WHILE SUBTLE HUMAN FIGURES ADD SCALE AND A SENSE OF LIFE WITHOUT DISTURBING THE OVERALL STILLNESS. THE PAINTING REFLECTS GANGOOLY’S ACADEMIC TRAINING AND HIS SENSITIVE APPROACH TO NATURAL LIGHT, SPACE, AND DETAIL. THE WORK EVOKES A POETIC, TIMELESS QUALITY, EXEMPLIFYING THE ARTIST’S MASTERFUL HANDLING OF WATERCOLOUR AND HIS AFFINITY FOR PEACEFUL, PASTORAL SUBJECTS.

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.