BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND FLOWERING PLANT SIZE: 15 X 22 IN

A DELICATE AND REFINED STILL LIFE BY BADRI NARAYAN, SHOWCASING HIS QUIETLY POETIC APPROACH TO EVERYDAY SUBJECTS. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A CAREFULLY ARRANGED FRUIT BOWL BRIMMING WITH SEASONAL FRUITS ALONGSIDE A FLOWERING POTTED PLANT, SET UPON A TABLETOP THAT ANCHORS THE SCENE WITH STRUCTURAL CLARITY.

EXECUTED IN SOFT, LUMINOUS WASHES, THE WORK DISPLAYS A SUBTLE BALANCE BETWEEN LINE AND COLOUR, WITH TRANSPARENT TONES AND GENTLE MODELLING THAT LEND THE OBJECTS A SENSE OF AIRINESS AND CALM. THE MUTED EARTHY BACKGROUND ALLOWS THE FRUITS AND BLOSSOMS TO EMERGE WITH QUIET VITALITY, REFLECTING THE ARTIST’S SENSITIVITY TO FORM, TEXTURE, AND NATURAL HARMONY.

CHARACTERISTIC OF BADRI NARAYAN’S MODERNIST AESTHETIC, THIS WORK EMBODIES A RESTRAINED ELEGANCE AND MEDITATIVE STILLNESS, TRANSFORMING A SIMPLE DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENT INTO A CONTEMPLATIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCE. A FINE AND COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF HIS STILL LIFE PRACTICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:DATED 2005 WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

SIZE: 15 X 22 IN.

ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY MRS. INDIRA BADRI NARAYAN

CERTIFICATE DATED JULY 7, 2018

CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY MRS. INDIRA BADRI NARAYAN

ADDRESS ON CERTIFICATE: 203, YASHIL, 8 BLOCK KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE – 560095