Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 44 44 LAXMAN PAI (b.1926) Harvesters S/d in English ‘Pai 22-7-51 Paris’ l.r. Gouache on paper, 1951 12.6 x 14.6 in (32.0 x 37.0 cm) INR 600,000 – 750,000 USD 13,550 – 16,950 ‘He has never been really alienated from life and his environment. On the contrary, he has ever abided by the perennial source of his inspiration – man and nature. He has likewise never shunned communication in its broad sense. His response to his surroundings, to the thrills of life and experience, has been immediate and intense. What he does is to recreate this rich experience in a most personal and imaginative manner. Pai has a mind which soars high in the realm of fancy.’ S.A. Krishnan rpt. in Laxman Pai LKA Monograph 1971.