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Lot 13
R. Krishna Rao (1915 - 2006)
Estimate : 5,00,000 - 8,00,000
Artist(s):
R. Krishna Rao (1915 - 2006)
Object Title:
Untitled
Year:
1960
Medium:
Oil on Board
Size :
19.3 X 29.5 in ( 49.02 X 74.93 cm )
Signature:
Signed and dated in English as "R. K. Rao, 1960" (lower right)
Object Title :
Untitled
Condition:
Good
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An abstract work of art in hues of ochre, yellow, beige, dark blue, light blue, green and brown created by using the finger impression technique and applying thick brushstrokes. Huts(?) with dark blue thatched roofs are visible at the top. Human figures around a bridge are visible in the middle.

Born in the town of Madurai in 1915, R. Krishna Rao joined the Government School of Arts & Crafts in 1942. He completed the five year course in just three years and went on to work as a textile designer at a private firm and then joined the War Publicity Department as an artist. In 1948 he camecomes back to his college in the role of Head of the Department of Applied Arts and was then transferred as Vice-Principal to the Government School of Arts and Crafts in Kumbakonam. In 1968, when K.C.S. Paniker left his position as the Principal at the college in Madras, Krishna Rao was appointed as the first Principal in the new four-year system. In 1972, Krishna Rao joined Kalakshetra as Director of the Department of Art.

Being one of the earliest students to be educated and trained under D. P. Roy Chowdhury, Krishna Rao developed a skill for landscapes particularly with watercolours. His early works are heavily influenced by the early Bengal School masters like Gaganendranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose as the knowledge flow from E B Havell and his students was frequently encouraged among the students in Madras then.

This painting is a rare example of an oil painting by Krishna Rao that depicts athe scene withof some huts that were behind the college campus at the time. His use of a particular set of colours is very indicative of the palette being used at the college in the 1960’s. This almost post-impressionistic painting is a classic example of the high period of the Madras School.

S. Krishna Rao (1915 - 2006)

Untitled

1960

Oil on board

19.3 x 29.5 in

Signed and dated in English as "R. K. Rao, 1950" (lower right)

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