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Jagdish Swaminathan
(1928 - 1994)

Untitled



Jagdish Swaminathan rejected the idea that Indian modernism was solely influenced by the West and sought to establish a continuum between modern art and folk and tribal traditions by delving into the latter’s primitive symbolism as well as Indian art forms such as Pahari miniatures and Tantric art. He crafted a unique indigenous pictorial idiom that drew from basic symbols and geometric shapes found particularly in Central India and Himachal...



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  Lot 14 of 60  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION
13 DECEMBER 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 15,60,000
$18,795

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jagdish Swaminathan
Untitled

Signed and dated in Devnagari (lower right)
1972
Watercolour, pen and ink on paper
14.25 x 10.5 in (36 x 26.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Landscape


 









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