Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 66 68 C. DOUGLAS (b.1951) Untitled Mixed media on paper pasted on board 21.7 x 15.2 in (55.0 x 38.5 cm) INR 240,000 – 300,000 USD 5,400 – 6,750 ‘Before going to Germany, his approach was concrete, minimal and abstract…The Germans have been deeply inuenced by Expressionism and adapting himself to the new inuence, Douglas began to essay a loose, informal and lyrical structure. The dominance of impulse over a restrictive orderliness is evident in his works on view. There is a balance rather than a sudden break with earlier convictions. He also exploits calligraphic drawing without inhibition, making inventive use of gurative motifs. The stress on the discipline of drawing suggests further contact with German art. On the whole Douglas’s paintings are as solidly structured as their motive force is ephemeral.’ – Dnyaneshwar Nadkarni rpt in The Independent 17 December 1990.