Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces Series | March 2010

35 The Masterpieces SerieS 12 A.X. t rindAde (1870 – 1935) Crucifixion Oil on paper (pasted on board), 1921 S/d in English ‘A. X. Trindade 1921’ l.l. 25.6 x 16.4 in (65.0 x 41.5 cm) Condition Minimal preservation work has been carried out in 2010 by the Osian’s Conservation Department, Mumbai INR 800,000 – 1,200,000 US$ 16,670 – 25,000 “Among Indian portrait painters, Antonio Xavier Trindade was the one with a distinctly classical approach. His Roman Catholic upbringing in Portuguese Goa greatly influenced both his technique and subject matter… In addition to perceptive oil portraits of well-known figures of his time, Trindade’s ouvre also included several intimate domestic scenes featuring his family, servants and itinerant mendicants. The depth of psychological perception and purity of tones found in his oil paintings prompted one contemporary writer to dub him the “Rembrandt of the East” although the eloquence of his chiaroscuro technique is perhaps more reminiscent of the Spanish painters Velasquez and Goya. Because of his religious background, Trindade was perhaps unique among his compatriots for his penetrating versions of Christian themes.” – Bradley L. Tindall, rpt. in Antonio Xavier Trindade: An Indian Painter From Portuguese Goa, Georgia Museum of Art, 1996, p.13.