Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces Series | March 2010

167 The Masterpieces SerieS 108 S uDhir P atwarDhan (b.1949) Gothic Woman Acrylic on canvas, 1998 S/d in English ‘Sudhir Patwardhan 1998’ on verso 30.1 x 29.9 in (76.5 x 76.0 cm) INR 600,000 – 900,000 US$ 12,500 – 18,750 Illustrated reference Sudhir Patwardhan: The Complicit Observer , Ranjit Hoskote, Sakshi Gallery, p.115. “In this period [1997-2004], Patwardhan records his encounters with the human figure as an epiphanic presence, allowing archetypal narratives to filter through the everyday gestures of labour and struggle. His landscapes are phrased as invocations to the earth’s vitality.” – Ranjit Hoskote, Sudhir Patwardhan: The Complicit Observer, Sakshi Gallery, p.112.