Avinash Chandra (1931-1991)

Seven Moons

Details

Avinash Chandra (1931-1991)
Seven Moons
oil on board
48 x 72 in. (121.1 x 182.9 cm.)
Painted in 1961.

Provenance

Drs. W.G. and M. A. Archer.

Exhibited

Oxford, Bear Lane Gallery, Avinash Chandra, 1961.
United Kingdom, Arts Council touring Exhibition, Indian Painting Now, 1965, no. 9 illustrated.

Lot Essay

In 1956, Avinash Chandra left India for Britain. In Britain he absorbed modern Western art and began painting in a unique, individual style using bold, deeply sensous colours. The artist stated, 'as I painted, I found shapes thrusting upwards like plants or mushrooms, shapes that virtually exploded into life. This convulsive element stimulated and excited me, and more drawings and paintings magically materialised.' (Avinash Chandra, Rose Fried Gallery, October 22 - November 20, 1968.)

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