Art 3704

Serial Number: ART2257

Valuation:

Medium:
Oil on canvas

Type:
Figurative

Style:
Abstract

Date:
1975

Size:
102 x 65 cm

Artist:
Signed H. Nasir, 75 (no further information available)

Status: Display

Description:
The painting presents a semi-abstract, modernist scene featuring two central figures a musician on the left and a dancer on the right. The musician, with elongated, angular limbs, holds a stringed instrument resembling a lute or veena, absorbed in his music, while a white dove in flight symbolizes peace or spiritual inspiration, and a sheet of music lies near his feet. The dancer moves gracefully, wearing a red cropped blouse and orange shorts, her form outlined in bold black lines, with two earthen pots nearby grounding the scene in a traditional or folk context. The background is divided into warm earth tones behind the musician and cool greens and blues behind the dancer, emphasizing the contrast between stillness and movement. Bold outlines, flat color planes, and stylized anatomy reflect influences of 1970s Indian modernist and Cubist-inspired painting.