The artistic '70s

As Christie's celebrates the last 100 years of Indian art with an auction in New York, 10 selected works will be exhibited in India

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The 1970s were a time of transformation in Indian art. The visual language was changing with the mythical and the fantastical inching its way into the canvases. Folk and tribal imagery was being used to talk about larger issues, such as seen in the works of artists like Gogi Saroj Pal and K G Subramanyan. At that time, in sharp contrast to canvases featuring coruscating hues, was the work of Vasudeo Gaitonde, who was gathering acclaim far and wide for his sensitive use of light and colour. One such canvas from 1970, which had been one of the centrepieces in the iconic collection of ...

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The artistic '70s