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

25 “ He aspired to model himself on the stalwarts of the Victorian art world, such as Lord Frederick Leighton, Sir Edward John Poynter and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema...His was a new flavour after Raja Ravi Varma and Bamapada bannerjee. A celebrated portrait painter of his time, Jamini Prakash’s standing as an artist was based on his fascinating landscapes (mostly oil on canvas) of the Himalayas, and riverine India... Both European and Indian royalty were avid collectors of his paintings.” Santo Datta (June 2004), rpt. in Manifestations II . New Delhi: DAG, 2004. pp.100- 102. “ The works [of natural scenery] show a sensitive grasp of drama, the variety of natural light and rich colours of the Indian landscape.” Partha Mitter, rpt. in Art & Nationalism. Cambridge: CUP, 1994. Refer to pp.110-13, and Fig.69 for painting from the same series.