Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2017.018

Collection

Hundal Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Avinash Chandra

Date made

1959

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

18-3/16 in

Width

22-3/16 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

The Cubist grid that contains a village with its accompanying landscape is another reminder of the powerful influence of Picasso and Braque at the dawn of Modernism. Like other Indian painters Chandra uses European modernist modes to personalize his work. Nevertheless, color and form reminiscent of his Indian roots are never completely lost.