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period, Trindade knew how to integrate this legacy naturally into his paintings, either by the themes he chose or the way he approached them. Despite opting for a Western-style artistic career, the artist born in Sanguem, Goa remained always loyal to the people and landscapes of India.
The water colour painting in the collection titled “A Rajput from Central India” pained in 1918 is a brilliant work that is insightfully psychological capturing the sitters inner thoughts. The sensitive face has been rendered with delicate touches of brush strokes in subtle and bold shades of sepia and burnt umbers. The play of nuanced light enriches the nobility of the countenance, particularly the eyes that are deeply somber and contemplative. It goes to the credit of the artist that his sensitive perception has allowed him to capture the character of the sitter with empathy. The mastery of water colour medium is manifest in his varied brush strokes in defining and revealing the sensitive head.
SELECT REFERENCE
Partha Mitter, “Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922: Occidental Orientations”, Cambridge University Press, New York 1994
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