| Medium | : | Intaglio |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 11.5 inch / 29.2 cm |
| Width | : | 9 inch / 22.9 cm |
| Surface | : | Paper |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 22.9 cm × H: 29.2 cm |
| Year | : | 2022 |
K. Laxma Goud’s Untitled (2022) presents an elegant female profile adorned with traditional jewellery and a richly detailed drape. Rendered in subtle blue-green and golden tones, the figure emerges softly against the warm, textured paper, creating a mood of quiet reflection. The generous use of surrounding space gives the work an intimate, contemplative quality, while the delicate treatment of the face, ornaments and clothing reflects Goud’s sensitivity to line and detail.
K. Laxma Goud | Untitled | Intaglio on Paper | 11.5 x 9 inches | 2022
K. Laxma Goud’s Untitled (2022) is a delicate and quietly evocative intaglio on paper that presents a refined profile of a woman adorned in traditional jewellery and draped clothing. Seen in profile, the figure has an understated elegance, with her calm gaze, carefully drawn facial features and elaborate earrings creating a sense of stillness and dignity. The restrained blue-green and muted golden tones give the image an almost timeless, memory-like quality.
The beauty of the work lies in its simplicity. Rather than filling the entire sheet, Goud places the figure within a generous field of warm, textured paper, allowing the surrounding emptiness to become part of the composition. Fine lines describe the jewellery, sari and floral details of the hair, while the subtle tonal contrasts give the figure a quiet presence. The combination of the classical profile, ornamentation and minimal setting creates an intimate image that feels both rooted in Indian visual traditions and distinctly contemporary. It is a work that rewards close looking, revealing its delicacy through small details rather than dramatic gestures.
Born in Nizampur in Andhra Pradesh on 21 August 1940, K. Laxma Goud obtained a Diploma in painting and drawing from the Government College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad in 1963.
Goud followed it up with a post-diploma in mural painting and printmaking from Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda. The shift to Baroda made him sensitive to the uniqueness of his rural heritage. By the late 1960s, he had evolved a distinct style that reflected a pan-natural sexuality seen in terms of spontaneous, uninhibited passions, unfettered by the puritanical ethics of the urban middle class — he was able to embed his childhood memories and rural vivacity within an urban framework.
Erotic indulgence highlighted by the intermingling of male and female, vegetal and animal forms, along with a direct rural simplicity, charged his works with palpable sensuousness. His later works, however, are more introspective, and are executed in softer forms and colours.
A master draughtsman, Goud has excelled in a variety of mediums — watercolour, gouache, dry pastels, clay, and metal. He has exhibited widely in India and abroad; notable exhibitions include solo shows in Mumbai and Delhi at various venues, and a retrospective in 2007 in New York. His work is part of prominent collections such as the Masanori Fukuoka and Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan, and The Phillips Collection, Washington, D. C. He won the Andhra Pradesh Lalit Kala Akademi’s award in 1962 and from 1966-71, among other honours from various institutions. He lives and works in Hyderabad.
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