VASUDEO S. GAITONDE (1924-2001) | UNTITLED | WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

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VASUDEO S. GAITONDE (1924-2001)

UNTITLED
WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
SIGNED VERSO: GAITONDE

A WATERCOLOR ON PAPER ATTRIBUTED TO V.S. GAITONDE, ONE OF INDIA'S FOREMOST ABSTRACT ARTISTS AND A LEADING FIGURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE ARTISTS' GROUP. RENDERED IN A RICH PALETTE OF OCHRE, UMBER AND BLACK, THE WORK REFLECTS GAITONDE'S CHARACTERISTIC NON-FIGURATIVE, MEDITATIVE APPROACH TO ABSTRACTION, BUILT UP THROUGH LAYERED WASHES AND TEXTURED SURFACE EFFECTS. SIGNED "GAITONDE" ON THE REVERSE.

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VASUDEO S. GAITONDE (1924-2001) | UNTITLED | WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

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£600

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