A CHARMING FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION BY LALU PRASAD SHAW, DEPICTING A BENGALI COUPLE IN THE ARTIST'S DISTINCTIVE FOLK-INSPIRED STYLE. THE MALE FIGURE HOLDS A FISH AND AN UMBRELLA, WHILE THE FEMALE FIGURE, DRAPED IN A TRADITIONAL SARI, HOLDS A SMALL OBJECT IN HER HAND, CREATING A SCENE OF EVERYDAY LIFE RENDERED WITH QUIET HUMOUR AND ELEGANCE. EXECUTED IN TEMPERA ON BOARD, THE WORK FEATURES FLAT PLANES OF VIBRANT COLOUR, CLEAN OUTLINES, AND A DECORATIVE SIMPLICITY THAT HAS BECOME THE HALLMARK OF SHAW'S ART. SIGNED LOWER LEFT. A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ARTIST'S ICONIC CELEBRATION OF BENGALI CULTURE AND DOMESTIC LIFE, HIGHLY DESIRABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF 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