Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 46 46 PIRAJI SAGARA (b.1931) Untitled S/d in English ‘SAGARA 71’ t.r. Wood carving, iron and tin, 1971 36.8 x 32.6 in (93.4 x 82.7 cm) INR 800,000 – 1,000,000 USD 18,050 – 22,550 ‘Piraji constantly insists on the need to enter into the secret of the creative drive to form and to penetrate to the heart of simple but profound mystery of nature. His drawings and paintings range from portraits and landscapes to symbolic and metaphoric images…. to get hold of the invisible, Piraji penetrates as deeply as possible into the visible and tries to transfer ‘his’ reality into the paintings. Deep rooted philosophical sources of these symbolic expressions lie in Piraji’s profound study of Indian art, culture and religion, in other words, Indian world view.’ – Subhash Shah rpt. in Piraji Sagara LKA Monograph 1995.