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K G Subramanyan
(1924 - 2016)

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Born in Kerala on 15 February 1924, K G Subramanyan was among the leading artists who sought to explore a post-Independence Indian identity through art. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Presidency College in Chennai before pursuing his interest in art to Santiniketan in 1944, where he studied under the tutelage of Benode Behari Mukherjee, Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar Baij for four years. In 1955, Subramanyan was awarded a...



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  Lot 93 of 105  

MODERN MASTERS ON PAPER: LIVE AUCTION
2 DECEMBER 2014

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Rs 3,60,000
$6,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

K G Subramanyan
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Signed in Tamil (lower left), inscribed and dated in English (verso)
2007
Gouache on handmade paper pasted on board
27.5 x 22 in (69.8 x 55.9 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Property of a Gentleman, New Delhi

EXHIBITED:
The Magic of Making: Recent Works by K.G.Subramanyan, travelling exhibition at Coomaraswamy Hall, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, Chennai; The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, 2007-08

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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