| Medium | : | Pastel |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 15 inch / 38.1 cm |
| Width | : | 11.5 inch / 29.2 cm |
| Dimension | : | W: 29.2 cm × H: 38.1 cm |
Suhas Roy’s 2014 Radha, in pastel on paper, portrays the divine muse with tender realism. Set against a luminous red backdrop, her soft gaze, flowing hair, and delicate detailing evoke timeless beauty and poetic grace.
Original price was: ₹300,000.00.₹125,000.00Current price is: ₹125,000.00.
Suhas Roy | Radha Pastel on Paper | 11.5 x 15 inches | 2014
Suhas Roy’s Radha (2014) is a captivating pastel on paper that embodies his signature romanticism and delicate realism. Against a glowing red background, the serene yet soulful face of Radha emerges, her gentle gaze and soft features exuding grace and quiet longing. The artist’s mastery of pastel brings a velvety texture to the skin tones, while the flowing, dark curls infused with subtle floral accents enhance her ethereal beauty. The bindi and nose pin add a touch of cultural identity, grounding the divine muse in earthly charm. This portrait is both intimate and timeless, resonating with the poetic aura that defines Roy’s depictions of feminine divinity.
Suhas roy’s early Etchings, Landscapes, and Christ figures eventually gave way to his radha series – paintings of women, beautiful, luminous, and slightly melancholic, gazing at the viewer or away into the distance.
Born in Dacca (now Dhaka) in present-day Bangladesh, Suhas Roy had a difficult childhood after the early demise of his father. Yet, he pursued his passion for the arts with the support of his mother and studied at Indian College of Arts and Draughtsmanship, Calcutta, where he would eventually return as college principal.
Though Roy came to be known for his Radha series of paintings later in his career, he practiced printmaking and glass painting too, and created art on a variety of subjects. The protagonist is the mythic embodiment of feminine beauty, born out of his belief in the need for beauty in art.
Upon graduation, Roy went to Paris on a scholarship with fellow artists Jogen Chowdhury and Dipak Bannerjee, where he studied graphic arts under S. W. Hayter at Atelier 17 and mural art at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. A month spent in southern Europe visiting churches inspired his series on Jesus Christ in a variety of mediums. He also incorporated elements from the minimalist works of Japanese artist Taikan in his landscapes. Besides, he captured the political turbulence in Bengal during the Naxalite movement through his Disaster series.
Roy, who retired as professor of painting at Santiniketan’s Kala Bhavana, passed away in Kolkata on October 18 2016.
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