The artist Jagdish Swaminathan has described Souza as a "painter of cityscapes and religious themes. While in the latter he is loaded with a troubled presentiment, in the former he is singularly devoid of emotive inhibitions... Souza's cityscapes are the congealed visions of a mysterious world." (J. Swaminathan, 'Souza's Exhibition', Lalit Kala Contemporary 40, March 1995, p. 31.) Souza's early cityscapes are marked by a more linear and structured approach to composition, which eventually evolve to the characteristic abstractions and unstructured arrangement of forms, revealing the frantic and feverish workings of a palette knife. "The Landscapes, architectonic with their 'cubic factors' are ultimately lyrical. There's an unrestrained enthusiasm, a liberty in the application of color that is applied swiftly with a palette knife, creating smooth pulsating textures." (A. Ludwig, Souza, Dhoomi Mal Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, New Delhi.)

Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)

Landscape

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Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
Landscape
Signed and dated 'Souza 75' upper left and inscribed 'F.N. SOUZA LANDSCAPE IN CRIMSON AND BLUE 1975 OIL ON CANVAS 30" x 16"' on reverse
Oil on canvas
16 3/16 x 30 3/8 in. (41 x 77 cm.)