1964
Literary ReferencePainting
Osian's · India: The Passionate Detachment: Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and BooksMumbai · 24 February 2001
The significance of a work of art - lies as so much in the image of reality that it may claim to present as in the reality of the image that it projects… The reality of the image in art derives from the same function as that of reality itself, i.e : to bring into being that which is not from elements which are. It is the organization of form by the rules of the artist‘s creative genius from the soma of his experience … The real struggle of the artist therefore lies in ‘unlearning’ tradition as much as avoiding the pitfalls of extant modes. It is only then that the incipient image directs him towards acquiring the rudiments of a style and a technique.
Swaminathan, J. (Artist). The Sign & The Altar, c.1964 | Painting
Selling price
INR2,20,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 2,75,000 – 3,50,000
Rate per sq in
INR 229
Medium
Oil and mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
32.1 × 29.9 in (82 × 76 cm)
Lot
40 · Os.Mum/24.02.01
