Surendra Pradhan (Nepalese, 1965-2017)Untitled (Reclining Woman) signed lower right watercolour on paper 50.2 x 68.4cm (19 3/4 x 26 15/16in).FootnotesProvenance Acquired from Bushey auctions in 2019. Surendra Pradhan was a founder member of the Nepal Water colour society. From the age of 11, he was under the tutelage of Rama Nanda Joshi, the founder of Park Gallery, which was not only the first school that taught Modern Art in Nepal but also acted as a Modern Art Gallery. Pradhan held his first solo exhibition in 1981, aged 16, shortly after which he moved to India and followed in the footsteps of his teacher and enrolled for his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Sir J.J School of Art. He was heavily inspired by Cubism, as is evident in the present lot and managed to combine Cubism with traditional Nepali culture and identity. Known for his usage of bright colours and earthly tones, his works feature broad sweeping curves meeting sharp points, as can be seen in the reclining woman in this lot. His retrospective, entitled Surendra Pradhan: Retrospective was held in 2014 at Park Gallery, which included 40 works created over three decades and included watercolours and woodcuts.
Surendra Pradhan (Nepalese, 1965-2017)Untitled (Reclining Woman) signed lower right watercolour on paper 50.2 x 68.4cm (19 3/4 x 26 15/16in).FootnotesProvenance Acquired from Bushey auctions in 2019. Surendra Pradhan was a founder member of the Nepal Water colour society. From the age of 11, he was under the tutelage of Rama Nanda Joshi, the founder of Park Gallery, which was not only the first school that taught Modern Art in Nepal but also acted as a Modern Art Gallery. Pradhan held his first solo exhibition in 1981, aged 16, shortly after which he moved to India and followed in the footsteps of his teacher and enrolled for his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Sir J.J School of Art. He was heavily inspired by Cubism, as is evident in the present lot and managed to combine Cubism with traditional Nepali culture and identity. Known for his usage of bright colours and earthly tones, his works feature broad sweeping curves meeting sharp points, as can be seen in the reclining woman in this lot. His retrospective, entitled Surendra Pradhan: Retrospective was held in 2014 at Park Gallery, which included 40 works created over three decades and included watercolours and woodcuts.
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