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R B Bhaskaran Art

Indian, b. 1942

Paintings by leading Indian artist R B Bhaskaran, often large-scale and vibrant, use a stripped-down imagery that celebrates form, color and ground. Only the best artists make a success from such simplicity. They capture our imagination and draw us into the work. These paintings allow us to explore intangible thoughts, feelings, and fleeting private moments. Bhaskaran’s paintings are great artworks, and great art teaches us something about ourselves.

Modern and contemporary art from India is now international in its collecting base. Leading artists such as R B Bhaskaran have always operated on a global platform. Born in 1942 in Madras, India, Bhaskaran made work that was an important part of the exciting explosion of modern art that began in India in the 1960s. He moved between India, the US and the UK, working and learning with some of the best.

Just like those of his contemporary, Howard Hodgkin, Bhaskaran’s paintings are distinctive. The brushstrokes and limited palette of strong colors point us straight to the artist and the spontaneity of his forms. While his images may appear to be simple in their choice of objects and shapes, they are anything but, which is why they hold our attention and draw us in. Each work, peppered with mark-making, lines, dots and color spots, creates paths that expands the narratives the paintings offer.

We see plants, trees and animals, pots and vases, people and cats. Lots and lots of images of a cat, which in Bhaskaran’s hands becomes a timeless form that mirrors and confronts us. Human-like, long-limbed, independent and commanding attention, it is primarily through the anthropomorphic image of the cat that Bhaskaran has chosen to explore his painting, his life as an artist and the world he inhabits.

Ultimately these are great paintings to live with. They have a weight to them, a quality that comes from a great painter who is an acknowledged master of his craft.

R B Bhaskaran trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, in what was then Madras, today Chennai. He obtained his masters in the UK and from 1970–80 expanded his practice at the Smithsonian in the United States. He has held prestigious positions within the art world in India including as chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi in Delhi between 2002–07. His work is held in major public and private collections worldwide. Bhaskaran continues to live and work in Chennai, South India.

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Artist: R B Bhaskaran
Modern Indian Art Madras, Painting on canvas, Couple, Abstraction, India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting 'Couple' is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the ge...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

Modern Indian Art Madras, Kingfisher, Painting on Canvas, Abstraction, India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Modern Meets Retro Indian Art Madras, Cool Eclectic Cats Canvas Painting
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this stunning, large painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genr...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

Modern Indian Art, Madras, Life cycle, canvas Painting, Abstract, Red, India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking published painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the g...
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1990s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Modern Indian Art, Madras, Cat, Blue, Mixed Media Painting, Abstraction India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this stunning painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

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Mixed Media, Paper

Modern Indian Art Madras, Cat, Mixed Media on Board Painting, Abstraction India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
Category

2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Modern Indian Art Madras, mixed media on canvas Painting, Abstraction, India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of ab...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Modern Indian Art Madras Nude Portrait Study Women Cat India Bhaskaran
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
R B Bhaskaran Nude Study Mixed media on paperboard Signed and dated verso 2017 Drawing size 39" x 25" unframed Provenance: From the artist studio A stri...
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2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

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Board, Mixed Media

Modern Indian Art Madras, Cat Mixed Media on Canvas Painting, Abstraction India
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this fabulous, published work is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the gen...
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Early 2000s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Animal Painting Large Oil Yellow Cat Black Vase Modern Indian Art
By R B Bhaskaran
Located in Norfolk, GB
Part of the history of Modern Art in India, this striking painting is by noted seminal artist R B Bhaskaran. The artist’s work plays with the genre of abstraction, spanning the period of Modern to the Contemporary in Indian Art. In this recent work, by using the medium of mixed media on paper, Bhaskaran produces a softer, more ethereal feeling and his choice of yellowy orange and form of the cat juxtaposed against the black form of the jar, leads to a strong, playful yet elegant composition. Modern and Contemporary Artwork from India is now International in its collecting base. Leading artist’s such as R B Bhaskaran have always operated on a global platform. Born in 1942 in Madras, India, Bhaskaran was an important part of the exciting explosion of Modern Art which began in India the 1960’s. He worked between India, the US and the UK, practising and learning with some of the best. Provenance: Coming directly from the artist’s studio, we are delighted to be bringing this work to the market for the first time. The painting comes with a Certificate from the Gallery. Condition and framing. The work is titled 'Cat and Black Jar' and was made in 2017. Image size is 36 inches by 48 inches, mixed media on canvas and with the frame the work is is 46 inches by 58 inches, The painting is in good condition. R B Bhaskaran ( 1942 - ) Paintings by leading Indian artist R B Bhaskaran, often large-scale and vibrant, use a stripped-down imagery that celebrates form, colour and ground. Only the best artists make a success from such simplicity. They capture our imagination and draw us into the work. These paintings allow us to explore an intangibility of thoughts, feelings, and fleeting private moments. Bhaskaran’s paintings are great artworks and great art often teaches us something about ourselves. Just like his contemporary, Howard Hodgkin, Bhaskaran’s paintings are distinctive. The brushstrokes and limited palette of strong colours point us straight to the artist and the spontaneity of his forms. Whilst his images may appear to be simple in their choice of objects and shapes they are anything but, which is why they hold our attention and draw us in. Each work, peppered with mark-making, lines, dots, and colour spots, creates paths that expand the narratives the paintings offer. We see plants, trees and animals, pots and vases...
Category

2010s Contemporary R B Bhaskaran Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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