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Vibrancy & Vitality
An impressive Laxma Goud canvas
OTHER IMPORTANT WORKS FROM PAST AUCTIONS
UNTITLED
30 x 36 in (76.2 x 91.4 cm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2022
UNTITLED (SHREE GANESH)
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 122 cm)
Oil on canvas, 2014
UNTITLED
60 x 72 in (152.4 x 183 cm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2017
UNTITLED
48 x 83 in (122 x 210.8 cm)
Acrylic on canvas, 2023
PRESENTED LOT
This presented lot is a vibrant and dynamic portrayal sense of shared life. Goud employs bold, contrasting
of rural village life, rich in detail and emotion. The colours—greens, blues, and earthy tones—that give
composition presents interconnected scenes the characters a surreal quality, blending fantasy
featuring men, women, and animals, evoking a with reality. The use of bright colours, such as green
strong sense of community and everyday existence. and blue skin tones, adds a fantastical dimension, a
Villagers are depicted engaging in routine activities, hallmark of Goud’s style, emphasising the vibrancy
such as conversing, tending to animals, and and vitality of rural life while elevating it beyond mere
selling produce, with a goat prominently featured, realism. The background features lush elements of
symbolising the artist’s connection to his rural roots. the village, including houses, trees, and farmland,
The figures are rendered with expressive faces that creating a harmonious connection between the
convey emotions like curiosity, engagement, and a figures and their environment.