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K G Subramanyan
(1924 - 2016)

Untitled



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 81 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022

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Rs 3,00,000
$3,659

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ARTWORK DETAILS

K G Subramanyan
Untitled

Initialled in Tamil (lower right); inscribed and dated 'K.G. Subramanyan/ 2008' (on the reverse)
2008
Gouache on handmade paper
18 x 15.25 in (46 x 38.6 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Recent Works by K. G. Subramanyan, presented by The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Akar Prakar and Aakriti Art Gallery at Santiniketan: Nandan Art Gallery, Kala Bhavan; Ahmedabad: Amdavad Ni Gufa; Hyderabad: Kalakriti Art Gallery; Kolkata: The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Aakriti Art Gallery and Akar Prakar, February - April 2009

PUBLISHED
Deepak Bhattacharya, Subhalakshmi Shukla, Uma Dasgupta, Recent Works by K. G. Subramanyan, Kolkata: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, 2009, p. 28 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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