Sayed Haider Raza (Indian, 1922-2016) Sapta Ras Image size (in) 53 x 53.5Sayed Haider Raza (Indian, 1922-2016)Sapta Ras signed and dated Raza '07 lower right and edition 56/100 lower leftserigraph in 38 colours on paper, framed151.4 x 151.4cm (59 5/8 x 59 5/8in).Image size (in) 53 x 53.5CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ARTISTSProvenanceArcher Graphic Studio, Ahmedabad.Blazing vermilions, pulsating yellows, verdant greens, azure blues and inky blacks testify to Raza's confidence in colour. Combined with an interest in geometry, the result is a body of chromatically balanced, elegant abstractions. Each painting can be better understood by its title - inspired by Hindu cosmology, Indian poetry...(Amrita Jhaveri, A Guide to 101 Modern and Contemporary Indian Artists, Mumbai, 2005, p 74).