Three iconic collections come together to exhibit the late artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde’s works through the years | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Three iconic collections come together to exhibit the late artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde’s works through the years | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Anushree Majumdar |Updated: August 9, 2019 8:49:52 am

Three iconic collections come together to exhibit the late artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde’s works through the years

Inside the airconditioned confines of the Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, located on the second floor of the east wing of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai, a motley crew of visitors walk around in silence.

VS Gaitonde’s work- Cycle Location

In Dadiba Pundole’s introductory note at the beginning of “VS Gaitonde, The Silent Observer”, the noted gallerist writes about his relationship with the famously reclusive artist: “The only work that was of any interest to him, he said, was the last one completed and the one he was working on. He was not concerned if the others remained or not. There were always two canvases visible in his studio: a completed painting hanging on the wall, and a canvas with a flat coat of uniform pigment on his easel. He would sit and contemplate that ground colour for days, maybe weeks, until he was ready to put paint to canvas.”