Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series | October 2004

113 THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES ‘The sharp angularities of linear arrangements in his drawings focus an inherent oppressed and frustrated misery which is the key to the symbolic significance of the integrated experiences of his life and times. From such aesthetic attitudes Shyamal Dutta Ray created his own distinctive form in the decade of the seventies.’ – Mrinal Ghosh, rpt. in Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray And His Times. Chitrakoot Art Gallery 2001; p89.