| Medium | : | Watercolour |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 22.5 inch / 57.2 cm |
| Width | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Surface | : | Thick Imported Paper |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings, Landscapes |
| Dimension | : | W: 76.2 cm × H: 57.2 cm |
A graceful watercolour painting featuring intertwining tree branches, soft green leaves, and tiny birds against an open sky. Minimal yet deeply expressive, this original artwork captures the quiet harmony and poetic beauty of nature.
Kartick Chandra Pyne | Untitled | Watercolour on Thick Imported Paper | 22.5 x 30 inches
This elegant watercolour artwork celebrates the quiet beauty of nature through a minimalist and lyrical composition. Delicate tree branches stretch fluidly across the canvas, intertwined with soft green leaves and tiny perched birds that bring a gentle rhythm to the scene. Set against an open, airy background with a distant horizon, the painting evokes a feeling of freedom, stillness, and calm observation.
The artist’s expressive line work gives the branches an almost musical movement, while the restrained use of colour allows each element to breathe naturally within the composition. The fresh green tones contrast beautifully with the soft neutral background, creating a light and meditative visual experience. The birds, subtly placed throughout the branches, add life and quiet storytelling without disturbing the serenity of the artwork.
Painted on thick imported paper, this original watercolour highlights the transparency and spontaneity of the medium, preserving every fluid brushstroke and tonal variation. Ideal for modern interiors, peaceful living spaces, or collectors who appreciate contemporary Indian watercolour art, this piece brings a sense of balance, simplicity, and natural elegance.
Born into an aristocratic family of gold merchants, Kartick Chandra Pyne took an interest in art at an early age.
The older cousin of Ganesh Pyne, another remarkable Indian modernist,
K. C. Pyne graduated in fine arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta, in 1955. Later, he taught at Calcutta’s Indian College of Arts and Draughtsmanship in the 1970s, and the Academy of Fine Arts in the ’80s.
One of India’s foremost surrealist painters who was influenced by artists such as Rabindranath Tagore, Marc Chagall, and Joan Miró, Pyne famously said, ‘I did not really know that I worked in the surrealist style till it was pointed out to me.’ His works, spontaneous and individualistic, had surreal imagery in bold colours. A four-time winner of the award of the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, Pyne had represented India in the exhibition titled ‘100 Years of Modern Indian Art’ held at the Fukuoka Museum, Japan, in 1979.
An intensely private person, he preferred to pause, reflect and focus on painting while exploring a range of subjects — myth, fables, human stories, culture, memories, fantasy, erotica — in a vibrant palette. Art, for Pyne, was an intimate approach, thus requiring the artist to still the mind and experience the meditative aspect of creation.
Nothing stopped him, not even a paralytic stroke that affected the left side of his body in 1994. In fact, in the late ’90s, Pyne painted his acclaimed nude series. He was painting till a year before his death, for as long as he could hold a brush, at his home in Kolkata.
If you’d prefer the artwork to arrive ready to hang, please get in touch with us to arrange framing and shipping at applicable charges.
Please note: Customs duties and import taxes may apply at your destination in accordance with your country’s regulations. Refer to our International Shipment document for guidance and support.
| Medium | |
|---|---|
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Surface | |
| Style |
