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Lot No. 99


               T VAIKUNTAM

               b. 1942
               UNTITLED
               48 x 36 in (122 x 91.4 cm)
               Acrylic on canvas
               2015
               Signed & Dated: Bottom Right
               ` 15,00,000 - 20,00,000 | $ 18,750 - 25,000
               Provenance: Property from an international collection
               This lot will be offered without a reserve


































               Thota Vaikuntam is celebrated for his distinctive
               artistic style. His paintings have been likened
               to poetry, portraying rural Indian life with an
               extraordinary beauty. Through vibrant colours
               and  intricate  lines,  he  captures  both  the  joys  and
               hardships of everyday existence in an engaging
               manner. He has received numerous accolades,
               including the Padma Shri, one of India's highest
               civilian honours.
               Vaikuntam’s artworks possess a strength inherent
               in every brushstroke. There is a commanding
               presence  that  emanates  from  his  work,  graced
               by his controlled lines and refined mastery. He
               predominantly employs primary colours, avoiding
               composite shades, which he considers unnatural as
               they do not occur in nature.
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