Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern and Contemporary Art | January 2008

125 The dark introspective imagery of Pyne has created a unique artistic world in the history of art. Each time one returns to the layered canvases or drawings a new sensation and realisation of mood dawns upon the viewer, confirming an eerieness of a magnetic presence, rooted in the deep recesses of our mind, images and forms forgotten by most, rarely beheld let alone expressed with the genius that this true artist has sustained over the past forty years. The passing of time will be very kind to Pyne, whose eternal forms, especially those created between the early 1960s and late 1980s will continue to arouse wonder and awe, sadness and curiosity, as long as painting survives.