Anthony Doss and traditional Indian art are synonymous. He is a master in this medium. He also does reproductions of Old masters' style. His Rajasthani women is worth a million words. His favoured medium is oil on canvas.
"There is no limit to mastering realism which is the basis of all painting. Academic painting needs a lot of experience and time. Without mastering the fundamentalists, it may not be possible to reproduce selected images due to an exceptional state of awareness which could be called idealism, romanticism or super-realism. One may take a lifetime to complete academic studies and yet not be fully satisfied. Even now when I am doing realistic work, I feel I am learning. The scope to learn the basics is unlimited... I have made a thorough academic study of Christ. I know about his life in such detail that I could paint him in a hundred dimensions. Yet, only his agony appeals to me again and again and remains my greatest source of inspiration. I have studied the paintings of the old masters but I am not exactly influenced by their images. When I paint Christ, it is my own creation - something different and original. I am a highly emotional person and have always been deeply moved by the beauty of woman. Whenever I have painted, I have found his subject fascinating. More attractive than anything else has been the flow of lines of the female form. When I have painted nudes, I have felt that I could live with them, for to me they have been so alive, the true test o ...
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Lot no: 1242 
Size (inches): 24X21
Medium: Oil on Canvas Pasted on Board
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