J. SWAMINATHAN (1924–1994) UNTITLED | WATERCOLOR ON PAPER WATERCOLOR ON PAPERSIZE: 10.5 X 14 IN

ABOUT THE ARTIST

JAGDISH SWAMINATHAN (1924–1994) WAS A PIONEERING FIGURE IN INDIAN MODERN ART AND A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GROUP 1890, WHICH REJECTED BOTH ACADEMIC REALISM AND DERIVATIVE MODERNISM. HE BELIEVED IN A SPIRITUAL, PRIMITIVIST VISION ROOTED IN INDIAN TRADITIONS AND TRIBAL ART. SWAMINATHAN’S WATERCOLOR WORKS OFTEN EVOKE A POETIC SIMPLICITY, BLENDING SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS, FLAT PLANES, AND VIBRANT COLOUR FIELDS.IN HIS WATERCOLOR ON PAPER WORKS, ONE CAN SEE A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE AND ABSTRACTION — A LANGUAGE THAT ECHOES HIS INTEREST IN FOLK AESTHETICS AND A NON-WESTERN MODERNISM. HIS PRACTICE, WHILE DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE IN FORM, CARRIES A DEEP MYSTICISM AND A REJECTION OF MATERIALISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF ART. THROUGH THESE SUBTLE, YET DEEPLY RESONANT VISUAL VOCABULARIES, SWAMINATHAN REMAINS A VISIONARY WHO REDEFINED THE PLACE OF INDIGENOUS IDIOMS IN CONTEMPORARY 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.