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

119 THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES 80 Alphonso DOSS [b .1939, Bangalore, Karnataka] Ramayana S/d in English t.l. Oil on canvas, 1970 88.5 x 206.5 cm (34.8 x 81.3 in) Rs. 250,000 – 325,000 $ 5,400 – 7,000 £ 2,950 – 3,850 ‘Alphonso Doss was attracted by the Hindu and Buddhist iconography as he traveled through out the country studying the ancient heritage of Ajanta, Elora, Amravathi, Konarak, Tanjore, Mysore and Kerala and undoubtedly derived his sense of colour from Indian as well as Tibetan paintings. Ultimately the influence of Indian art and civilization superseded his earlier exploration of new horizons in European modern art and he broke away from the Western fold to create paintings distinctly his own.’ – Anjali Sircar, rpt. in Alphonso: Beauty of Human Form 1985.