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

117 THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES 78 A.P. SANTHANARAJ [b . 1932, Tirvannamali, Tamil Nadu] Woman Signed in English l.l. Mixed media on canvas, 2003 115.0 x 176.0 cm (45.3 x 69.3 in) Rs. 400,000 – 500,000 $ 8,650 – 10,800 £ 4,725 – 5,925 ‘In a world that is governed by time and space, Santhanaraj’s final gesture is to engage in the supreme union of matter with spirit. That is why you can sense a lyrical cadence in the figurative works – the essence of learnedness emanates from each work whether it be a drawing or a canvas. But there is a certain epitomizing of peaceful co-existence in which colour and space combine to give us a radiation of power.’ – Uma Nair, rpt. in Kumar Gallery 2001 ExC .