Osian's Auction Catalogue India The Passionate Detachment | February 2001

EXPERIMENTS & EXPRESSIONISM 163 142 a. ANJOLIE ELA MENON (b.1940) Townscape S/d in English, t.r. Charcoal, 1957 (signed in 1997) 30.6 x 19.4 cm. (12.0 x 7.6”) b. FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (b.1924) Townscape S/d in English, l.r. Pen & Ink, 1959 20.1 x 33 cm. (7.9 x 13.0”) c. RAMKUMAR (b.1924) Townscape Signed in Devanagari, l.r. Pen & Ink, early 1960s 20.4 x 30.4 cm. (8.0 x12.0”) d. LAXMA GOUD (b.1940) Baroda Townscape S/d in English, c.l. Pen & Ink, 1965 14.8 x 28.0 cm. (5.8 x 11.0”) Rs. 175,000 – 250,000 $ 3,725 – 5,320 (Set of 4) “For me, Art is physical and a psychological statement being narrated through the element of drawing. I chose to draw my sub-conscious in black on white pictorial space with a croquil pen and pitch dark India ink.” (Laxma Goud, rpt. in Gallery Espace’s Drawing ‘94 , p53). “Drawing is like writing in your diary. In perfect relaxation with full freedom of mind and hand, one can express something very deep and intimate and profound, exploring new pastures where one can communicate with oneself. No colours, no brushes or palette knife, only a pencil or charcoal stick or a pen, one can freely concentrate on one’s imagination. (Ramkumar, rpt. in Gallery Espace’s Drawing ‘94, p73). b a c d