Laxma Goud (India, B.1940) Untitled (Man and Woman)Laxma Goud (India, B.1940)Untitled (Man and Woman) signed and dated 1975 lower rightetching on paper, framed25.1 x 34.3cm (9 7/8 x 13 1/2in).Note: This is AP 1/25.Laxma Goud was born in Nizampur, Hyderabad and grew up surrounded by rural tradition and craft. He studied drawing and painting at the Government College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad and subsequently studied Mural Painting at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda under K.G. Subramanyan. His works are an amalgamation of memories, poetry, fantasy and erotica and often feature tribal men and women in their milieu, as is the case with the etching on offer in this auction. He has exhibited widely throughout his career. Some notable exhibitions include the São Paulo Biennale, Brazil, 1977; Contemporary Indian Painting, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Art, London, 1982; Contemporary Art of India, The Herwitz Collection, USA, 1986 and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 1993 to name a few. His works are held in the collections of the Glenbarra Museum, Japan, the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Massachusetts. In 2016, the Government of India bestowed him with the Padma Shri.For similar works sold at Sotheby's see Indian Art, New York, 19th September 2006, lots 111 and 112.