| Medium | : | Watercolour |
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| Height | : | 22.5 inch / 57.2 cm |
| Width | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Surface | : | Thick Imported Paper |
| Style | : | Animals paintings, Figurative Paintings, Landscapes |
| Dimension | : | W: 76.2 cm × H: 57.2 cm |
A serene and imaginative watercolour painting featuring a vibrant blue pond encircled by trees, wandering figures, and swimming fish. Rich in symbolism and quiet emotion, this original artwork beautifully reflects the connection between nature, humanity, and stillness.
Kartick Chandra Pyne | Untitled | Watercolour on Thick Paper | 22.5 x 30 inches
This captivating watercolour artwork presents a poetic aerial view of a deep blue pond surrounded by slender trees and scattered human figures, creating a quiet narrative of community, movement, and reflection. The circular composition naturally draws the eye inward, where fish glide beneath the shimmering surface of the water, adding a sense of life and symbolism to the tranquil setting.
Rendered with delicate washes and flowing lines, the painting beautifully balances abstraction with storytelling. The earthy greens, soft neutrals, and vivid blues create a harmonious palette that feels both calming and deeply expressive. The elongated tree forms and tiny human silhouettes evoke the rhythm of nature and human coexistence, inviting viewers to pause and interpret the scene in their own emotional way.
Painted on thick imported paper, this original artwork carries a refined texture and fluidity that enhances the softness of the medium. Ideal for collectors and art lovers who appreciate contemplative landscapes and modern Indian expressionism, the piece adds serenity, depth, and artistic elegance to any interior space.
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.
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