This charcoal drawing by one of the most influential master artists of Indian art, K. C. S. Paniker, comes from that transitory phase when his style was undergoing a shift, from impressionist landscapes to stylised figuration, to ethos of abstraction celebrating the regional. The profile of a posed man is not just balanced in its execution but reveals a high level of skill. The figure, likely a life model, with his well-built muscles, appears to be someone who is used to hard physical labour—a class that did not escape Paniker’s eye.
K. C. S. Paniker
Untitled
Charcoal on paper
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K. C. S. Paniker
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Charcoal on paper
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