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Raza’s Abstractions

OTHER IMPORTANT WORKS FROM THE SAME PERIOD

L’ORAGE RAJASTHAN PAYSAGE
39.5 x 39.5 in (100.3 x 100.3 cm) 39.5 x 39.5 in (100.3 x 100.3 cm) 31.5 x 31.5 in (80 x 80 cm)
Acrylic on canvas, 1973 Acrylic on canvas, 1975 Acrylic on canvas, 1977

Executed by S H Raza in 1977, this landscape
is a fine example of the artist’s preoccupation
with utilising colours as symbols. While his early
landscapes, executed during the 1 950s, depicted
several figurative elements, as time progressed,
they appeared less and were substituted by
expressionism. These vibrant bursts of colour were
further enhanced by the palette and brushstrokes,
referring to the environment and the sentiments
the artist wanted to express. He often used his
brushwork to express the varied emotions that he ERC
experienced especially with regard to India. Although 39.4 x 19.7 in (100 x 50 cm)
the artist was well travelled and spent a large span Oil on canvas, 1970
of time in France, he was always drawn to the Indian
landscape, especially that of Central India where he
grew up. While the 1950s saw abstract renditions of
UNTITLED GREEN LANDSCAPE
19.5 x 19.5 in (49.5 x 49.5 cm) the landscapes of Southern France with elements 39.4 x 39.4 in (100 x 100 cm)
Oil on canvas, 1976 such as churches and houses, the later years saw Acrylic on canvas, 1981
him look homeward for inspiration.