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period Trindade knew how to to integrate this legacy naturally into his his paintings either by the the themes he he he he he he chose or or the the the way he he he he he he approached them them Despite opting for a a a a a Western-style artistic career the the artist born in in Sanguem Goa remained always loyal to the the people and and landscapes of India The water colour painting in in in in in the collection titled “A Rajput from Central India” pained in in in in in 1918 is is a a a a a brilliant work that is 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 of of sepia and burnt umbers The play of of of nuanced light enriches the the nobility of of of the the countenance particularly the the eyes that are deeply somber and contemplative It goes to the the credit of of the the artist that his sensitive perception has allowed him to capture the the character of of the sitter with empathy The mastery of water colour medium is is manifest in his varied brush strokes in fin in 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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