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

97 69 Gogi Saroj Pal (b.1954) Untitled Acrylic on printed cloth pasted on canvas 36.2 x 75.0 in (91.9 x 190.5 cm) INR 1,200,000 – 1,600,000 USD 30,000 – 40,000 70 J. Sultan Ali (1920 – 1990) Tri Shakti S/d in English ‘Sultan Ali 79’ l.l. Oil on canvas, 1979 43.0 x 36.0 in (109.2 x 91.4 cm) INR 1,200,000 – 1,600,000 USD 30,000 – 40,000 71 M. Senathipathi (b.1939) Untitled S/d in English, l.r. ‘M. Senathipati 86’ Watercolour and Ink on Paper, 1986 56.8 x 48.0 in (144.3 x 121.9 cm) INR 1,200,000 – 1,600,000 USD 30,000 – 40,000 “Perhaps, part of their appeal also lies in their deft painterliness, and in the way they have been painted. Their jewel-like glowing colours, dense, detailed surfaces and resonant green on green acreage of ferns, leaves and grass fronds that recall Henri Rousseaus’ magnificent jungle paintings, all make for undeniable seductions.” The World of Gogi in her paintings, Economic Times, Aug. 15, 1990 , Kamala Kapoor “...by 1979 the various pictographs have been reduced to variations of a single stylised image of the yoni . In retrospect Sultan Ali can explain the process, which in the initial stages, actually took him by surprise: ‘It occurred to me from time to time that I had done enough work with these human figures and animal figures and so on…and I realized that energy was something that had always attracted me; and that I attracted energy in a variety of forms…” Ulli Beier, rpt. in Sultan Ali LKA 1983. The powerful linearity and the expressionistic distortions that his strokes achieve seeks to focus time and again on elements of corruption, dehumanization and the accompanying insecurity that invades the everyday life of people. And the artist continues to vacillate between these ink washes and mixed media that he creates with easy facility, having mastered the skill over years of experimenting and rendering it.’- Ashrafi S.Bhagat rpt. in Senathipathi Chennai ExC 2004.