Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 59 61 K. RAMANUJAM (1941–73) Fantasy Series Batik (Dye on cloth), c .1970 29.5 x 35.4 in (75.0 x 90.0 cm) INR 1,600,000 – 2,000,000 USD 36,100 – 45,150 ‘The inspiration of his fantasies came fromTamil cinema posters, from the tales of mythology published in story magazines like Chandamama and from the things he would pick up like shells on the beach or from the intricate pattern of veins on a decayed leaf. He would call together all the members of Cholamandal with the promise of narrating a story. All his stories were the same. ‘In a land, there was a king and a queen. And a beautiful princess…’This was the inevitable theme.’ S. Nandagopal rpt. in IllustratedWeekly of India 12-15 January 1973.