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Symbolic Fantasy

IMPORTANT C D MISTRY WORKS

FROM PAST AUCTIONS

SHRI GANESHA
48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)
Oil on canvas, 1976

UNTITLED (SIDDHI VINAYAKA)
58.5 x 46.3 in (148.6 x 117.6 cm)
Oil on canvas, 2000

FORCE & FANTASY - 1
54 x 63 in (137 x 160 cm)
Oil on canvas
PRESENTED LOT

Born in 1933 in Chikhli, Gujarat, C D Mistry was an admirer of the early Indian modernists
and acknowledged his strong attraction to their concept of art possessing a distinct
‘national’ character. Consequently, much of his work centres around folk art, which he
stylised and transformed into something entirely unique. Mistry applied this stylisation
to Indian mythology and nature, adopting icons from these traditions and reimagining
them as symbols. He has also illustrated narratives from the Hindu epics, the Ramayana KNOWLEDGE IS POWER MAHABHARAT
and the Mahabharata. The deities Ganesha, Shakti, and Muralidhar appear vividly 36 x 33 in (91.4 x 83.8 cm) 48 x 48 in (122 x 122 cm)
coloured on his canvases, which are adorned with folk motifs and intricate textures. Oil on canvas, 2016 Oil on canvas