656 - V.S. Gurjar, "Anglers", Young Indian man and woman fishing, oil painting, 1930s/1940s, in need of restoration (the painting has already been published in older specialist books on Tamil subjects)

V.S. Gurjar, "Anglers", Young Indian man and woman fishing, oil painting, 1930s/1940s, in need of restoration (the painting has already been published in older specialist books on Tamil subjects) V.S. Gurjar, 1910-1982, Indian artist; here: several people are fishing by a body of water. In the centre stands a young Indian woman in traditional dress, in the process of removing a fish from her line, oil on canvas, 85 x 65 cm, colour loss due to improper rolling and folding of the canvas, in need of restoration, signed on the left. The painting is not unknown in the Indian specialist literature. It has been published there several times in Tamil - whilst still in good conditionAbout the artist: V.S. Gurjar was a respected 20th-century Indian painter, associated with academic realism and the style of the Bombay School. In the first half of the 20th century, he played a key role in bringing together significant paintings by classical Indian artists and preserving them in museums.