Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)

Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)

Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)

V. A. Mali

Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)

size

30.0 x 24.2 in. / 76.2 x 61.5 cm.

medium

Oil on canvas

V. A. Mali had shared a friendship with Squadron Leader Kamal Anand’s father and this Untitled painting bearing the same name shows Mali’s affable side as he agreed to paint a portrait of his friend’s son. The painting, in fact, brings out the steely resolve and the handsomeness of the uniformed man. The artist captures in vivid details the khaki-coloured uniform complete with the army insignia and other accessories, which Mali paints in detail. Painted in the style of academic realism, the work shows Mali’s command on the paintbrush.

published references

Karode, Roobina, ed., Manifestations III (New Delhi: DAG, 2005), p. 132
Singh, Kishore, ed., Indian Portraits: The Face of a People (New Delhi: DAG, 2013), p. 312

Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)
Untitled (Portrait of Squadron Leader Kamal Anand)
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Art Artist Names Single V. A. Mali

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