This black and white drawing depicts a pastoral landscape with a striking visual composition. The piece features a dramatic cloudy sky filled with undulating lines and shapes, casting an ethereal, almost mystical atmosphere over the scene below. The foreground is dominated by a garden-like setting with orderly rows of shrubs or vegetation, punctuated by a lone tree or palm in the distance. The overall style and technique suggest an artistic approach that blends naturalistic elements with a more abstract, expressionistic treatment of the landscape. The work may reflect the artist's intention to capture the ephemeral quality of the natural world or to evoke a sense of the spiritual within the everyday. ...
Founded in 1987, Vadehra Art Gallery is a pioneer of South Asian art, representing artists across four generations from the Indian Subcontinent and its diaspora, helping to shape it as a celebration of culture, identity and intellect. As a confidante to art history and a champion of contemporary creativity, the gallery nurtures a dynamic and flourishing ecosystem where the artist and their work take centre stage, promoting a legacy of artistic expression that resonates with global audiences.
The gallery is recognized for its early support of modern masters such as M.F. Husain, Ram Kumar, S.H. Raza, and Tyeb Mehta, alongside subsequent generations of post-modernists like Arpita Singh, A. Ramachandran, Nalini Malani, Gulammohammed Sheikh, and Rameshwar Broota. Its expansive contemporary programme emphasizes influential names such as Atul Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, Anju Dodiya, N.S. Harsha, Gauri Gill and Sunil Gupta, as well as emerging talent like Zaam Arif, Biraaj Dodiya and Ashfika Rahman. ...
