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Jagdish Swaminathan
(1928 - 1994)

Colour Geometry of Space



Jagdish Swaminathan began painting in earnest by the late 1950s, and in 1962, he formed the artists’ collective, Group 1890, which opposed both the idealism of the Bengal School and mannerism of European Modernism. Though the group was short- lived, Swaminathan continued his quest to create a new kind of Indian art that was independent of Western influences but also wasn’t merely an imitation of Indian art traditions. He experimented with...



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  Lot 44 of 60  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION
13 DECEMBER 2023

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$78,000
Rs 64,74,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Jagdish Swaminathan
Colour Geometry of Space

1966
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in (61 x 91.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Aicon Gallery, New York
Property from an Important Private Collection, UK

EXHIBITED
Transits of a Wholetimer, New Delhi: Gallery Espace, 8 September - 6 October 2012

PUBLISHED
Transits of a Wholetimer: J Swaminathan: Years 1950-69, New Delhi: Gallery Espace, 2012, p. 83 (illustrated)
Richard Bartholomew, The Art Critic, Noida: BART, 2012, p. 216 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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