1925

Painting, in ink and wash on postcard. Between 1920 until 1925, Gaganendranath, informed about modern European art, pioneered experiments in cubism colour and in ink. This watercolour represents one of his first cubist experiments in colour and in black ink. Here, he experiments with prisms, cubes and refracted planes of light and colour to depict a domestic interior with lurking figures in the background and a small staircase in the right hand corner. The image is painted on a postcard which was sent by the artist to Roop Krishna Esq. The message on the reverse reads: "My dear Rup, many thanks. Accept my priyoga greeting and affectionate love. All well here. Just recovered from influenza. How you all? Yours affect. G.Tagore."