Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 56 56 REDDEPPA NAIDU (1932–99) Untitled S/d in English ‘M Reddeppa Naidu 1959’ l.r. Oil on board, 1959 18.7 x 23.0 in (47.6 x 58.5 cm) INR 800,000 – 1,000,000 USD 18,050 – 22,550 ‘A notable feature of the art institution where Redappa studied from 1955-1960 was that it provided an ambience for free experimentation. The students were allowed a free ride with their creative experimentation…Consequent to this freedom, Redappa Naidu delighted in rendering the genre of routine activities observed at local markets, by the sea-side, the activities of street urchins, cockghts, or jostling women at the water tap. He rendered these scenes impressionistically, capturing spontaneously the spirit of the moment with broad strokes in palette knife.’ – Ashra S. Bhagat rpt in Cholamandal: An Artist’s Village OUP 2004; p.288.