Ram Kumar, 'Untitled', Circa 1950s and 'Benares Landscape', 1997 | Summer Online Auction, 18 - 19 June 2025

Saffronart Senior Vice President Abha Housego examines Ram Kumar's mastery of the abstract landscape, which would come to define his oeuvre, as well as the immense influence that the eternal city of Benares had on his art even decades after his first visit in 1960.

Krishen Khanna, ‘Untitled’, Circa early 1980s and ‘Figure’ | Summer Online Auction, 18 - 19 June 2025

As Krishen Khanna celebrates his centenary this year, Saffronart Senior Vice President Punya Nagpal delves into two of Khanna's works that embody his humanistic outlook as an artist. These paintings are an empathetic exploration of the urban margins that prioritise painterly expression.

Jehangir Sabavala, 'The Four Milk-Maids', 1954 | Summer Online Auction, 18 - 19 June 2025

Saffronart Senior Vice President Anu Nanavati reflects on this vivid 1954 painting by Jehangir Sabavala from a formative period in his early artistic career, soon after his return from Europe. Reacquainting himself with the Indian landscape, he skilfully balanced formal technique and personal expression, adapting his training in Impressionism and Cubism to capture India's distinctive environment to striking effect.

S H Raza, 'Bindu (Germination)', 1991 | Summer Online Auction, 18 - 19 June 2025

Saffronart Senior Vice President Abha Housego explores the significance of the 'bindu' as a defining motif in S H Raza's art, which takes centerstage in this diptych from his later oeuvre. The painting is not just a testament to his mastery of non-representational art but a cosmological map that invites the viewer to glimpse the profound mysteries of the universe.