Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Property from the Surya Collection, Mrs. Ute Rettberg
P. S. Nandhan
Sea Plant
Auction Closed
October 26, 03:08 PM GMT
Estimate
2,600 - 3,600 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Surya Collection, Mrs. Ute Rettberg
P. S. Nandhan
b. 1940
Sea Plant
Granite
Signed and dated 'P S Nandhan 2013' on base
58.5 x 32 x 18.4 cm. (23 x 12 ½ x 7 ¼ in.) including base
Executed in 2013
Acquired directly from the artist in Cholamandal Artist’s Village, Chennai, 2014
Born in Tamil Nadu in 1940, P.S. Nandhan studied at the Madras School of Arts and Crafts before permanently moving to the Cholamandal Artists' Village. He started experimenting with new and different materials such as bronze, brick, wood, granite, clay and sheet metal. Also an accomplished draftsman and painter, Nandan and his works are an exceptional example of the Madras Art Movement. Artists such as Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury and later K.C.S. Paniker established this movement and strove towards a new and modern aesthetic, deliberately moving away from the traditions of the colonially established art practices of the past.