Osian's Auction Catalogue Forty Masterpieces | March 2003

RAMGOPAL VIJAIVARGIYA b. 1905/Baler, Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan “To clu b a genius like Ramgo palji to a ‘school’ or ‘ trend’ is to limi t his crearive person alit y. Pictorial traditi on from Ajan ta to Rajasrhan i mi niatu res ins pired him . Bein g him self a prolific write r and poet , literary classics became always a source of perennial in spir ati on which resulted int o the production of masterpieces based on literature. Hi s ent ire p rofile reflects in the words of Lassing Lacoo n, ‘Poetry is a speaking pictu re and picture a mute poetry’ . T he fusion of the two ‘muses’ could p rodu ce fascinating compositions, powerful in lines and vigorous in sensibility. T hey have an ind ividualit y of th eir own which is characterised with a musical rhythm in them. His Bengali teachers do have a spell on him whic h is eloquent in th e graceful curv ing bod ies, softly sm iling faces, half-closed doe-like and soo thing eyes, sensuous thin arms & lon g taperin g fingers. The figures and forms speak in themselves and at tim es th ey give th e impression th at “beauty when most uncl othed is clothed best” (Phineas Fletcher)” (V.R. Srivastava, rp r. in Vijaivargiya’s Picture Album. jaipur: Rajasth an Kala Kend ra 2002; p2-3). Provenance Private Gallery, New Delhi Draupadi liethe Pandavas Signed in Hindi, l.l. Watereolour & wash, late 1930s 64.3 x 96.0 em [25.3 x 37.8 in] Rs, 500,000 - 600,000 $ 10,400 - 12,500 £ 6,300 - 7,500 € 9,600 - 11,500 8