BAIJ, RAM KINKAR
UNTITLED
Signed in Bengali Bottom Left CornerImage size - 36 x 24.5 cm (14.1 x 9.6 Inches)
Frame size - 59 x 49.3 cm (23.2 x 19.4 Inches)
Unlike his oil, Ramkinkar Baijs watercolours possess an airy quality of translucence. The 1950s marked a shift in Baijs work, where painting in the medium reflected bold realism and spontaneity. A sense of movement and energy became a crucial aspect to the landscapes the painted with tremendous grace. Moving away from academic and subsequently the Shantiniketan style of painting which he had trained. Baij preferred to capture the world expressionistically. His signature flourish of quick strokes and energetic lines invokes a sense of momentum in a scene, as visible in this landscape where the springy strokes delineate the curves of the choppy field. While perspective and depth may vary in his paintings, the image always possesses great evocativeness.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
About Artist
Ramkinkar Baij (1906 - 1980)
Born in humble surroundings in Bankura in 1906, Ramkinkar Baij showed his skill as an illustrator and artist even in his early teens. The litterateur and editor Ramananda Chatterjee with his keen sense of judgement spotted him and entrusted him to…...Read More
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