Bimal Dasgupta (Indian, 1917 - 1995), Untitled, Oil and pencil on canvas, Signed and dated 'B. Dasgupta 82' on reverse91.1 x 76.2 cm. (35 ⅞ x 30 in.)Painted in 1982Provenance: The Surya Collection: Property from Mrs Ute RettbergBimal Dasgupta (1917 – 1995) was one of the front runners of watercolour traditions in Indian art during the second half of the twentieth century. His experiments with the conventions of the medium expanded the possibilities of painting methods, beyond the components of academic realism that was instructed in art schools.Dasgupta joined the Dhoomimal Art Gallery, which is also considered as India’s oldest private gallery, in 1943. In 1963, he joined the Delhi College of Art as a faculty and was associated with the institution for fourteen years. The artist’s vast body of work underline his interest in forms, space, colour, surface and void inspired by nature rather than anthropomorphic elements. Human conditions are rarely witnessed in Dasgupta’s painting. Nevertheless, his appetite for diversity produced works in oil paint and acrylic, adding more flesh and body to his imagery. Regrettably, it was soon discovered that he was allergic to turpentine and therefore had to withdraw from using oil paint any further. The painting presented here is therefore from an exclusive inventory of the artist’s work that is rarely viewed.Please refer to department for condition report