Year: 2006
Size: 90 x 151 cm (35.4 x 59.4 inches)
Frame Size: 99.5 x 160.5 cm (39 x 63 inches)

Signed and Dated by the artist
Signed and Dated 'Asit Patnaik 06' (lower right)

ACCOMPANIED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

This figurative work by Asit Kumar Patnaik presents an intimate, psychologically charged tableau rendered in a restrained, earth-toned palette. Two seated figures male and a partially draped female are positioned in close proximity yet remain emotionally distanced, their averted gazes and inward gestures suggesting muted tension and introspection.

The figures are constructed through simplified anatomy, elongated proportions, and soft tonal modelling, privileging mood over naturalistic detail.

Rooted in post-Expressionist figuration, the work draws from mural-like traditions and modern Indian figurative idioms. The composition resists narrative closure, instead articulating a timeless human condition marked.

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