Kaaba

Details

Gulam Rasool Santosh (1929-1997)
Kaaba
signed and dated 'Santosh 1974' (on the reverse)
acrylic colors on canvas laid down on board
18 x 14 1/8in. (45.7 x 35.8cm.)
Painted in 1974

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner in July, 1975.

Literature

Arts of Asia, Vol 31,No.3,2001,p 104-115, illustrated.

Lot Essay

The paintings of G.R. Santosh are prime examples of Neo-Tantrism, an artistic movement originated by the artist, K.C.S. Paniker (lot 72) in the 1960s. He was inspired by Hindu, Buddhist and Jain concepts of dualities between male and female and between macro and microcosm. Santosh's painting is neither abstract nor representational but highly reminiscent of Indian religious imagery involving yantras, mandalas, chakras, and the lokapurusha (cosmic man).

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