Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces Series | March 2010

88 47 K. r aManujaM (1941 – 1973) Geometrix Gouache on paper (pasted on paperboard), 1971 5.9 x 7.1 in (15.0 x 18.0 cm) INR 300,000 – 450,000 US$ 6,250 – 9,380 “He quickly absorbed the craft of drawing and painting, and began to put out pictures, one after the other, in almost a continuous stream: each picture a meticulous record of the ‘dream’ that gently carried him along. They were filled with strange presences, in the form of penguin-like birds, fat snakes, horned head of a bull and every now and then a clock showing time. He knew what these meant because he made them, as in his early oil paintings, with bold fresh colour.” – Critic rpt. in Indian Express, 9 June 1973