G D Paulraj - Going Home

I do not think this one has been added to the blog before, it looks like it is a windy and wet day and the family is 'Going Home'.

The two women are carrying items on their head and one has a baby hanging onto her neck.

G D Paulraj - Women dancing around young girl

I have seen this painting for sale on the web for a number of years, the first time it was framed maybe 10 years ago or more.  It appeared on Ebay recently without a frame and with some damage in the shape of a couple of scratches and dents.  I got it for the asking price of £100.00 which was fairly expensive considering the damage.  My wife liked it as it was quite different to his usual paintings, it is in gouache and the subject matter is unusual, it is unclear what it depicts, could it be the little girl's birthday?  Anyway I hope you like it.

G D Thyagaraj - Carts and Trees

The painting below has kindly been sent to me by Mike from Vermont in the USA, he purchased the painting directly from the artist in New Delhi in 1966 while he was in India as part of the Peace Corps.  He has kindly allowed me to add the photo to my blog site, it is one the most popular scenes painted by the brothers.

It is a nice painting with deep shadows and powerful trees.  Once again I would like to thank Mike for sharing his painting. It is showing a little damage after all these years but would very nice once framed again.

G D paulraj - 2 x Oil paintings

I recently came across these two oil paintings for sale by an antiques dealer in the UK, I made an enquiry about the price but the reply advised that the paintings had already been sold. We do not see very many oil paintings by Paul Raj so it is exciting when they do appear.

A typical cart convoy with trees in oil so it appears to be brighter, maybe the oil paint is retaining the colours better than the watercolours?

The second oil painting is a street scene with vendors selling fruit and vegetables.  Both are very nice paintings in original frames from the time that they were painted.

Air India International Silk Scarf

I recently came across a silk scarf which had 21 prints of Air-India coasters printed on it from the 1960s.  My wife has got this framed and now it is hanging on the wall in our house.  I can remember the coasters from the time I travelled on Air India when my sister and I would collect them.  The prints on the scarf are a little larger than the actual drinks coasters.  The frame measures 95cm x 95cm.

It is far better framed than in a drawer, it can now be appreciated and you can laugh at some of the different cities depicted in the coasters.

G D Paulraj - Palms and Fields

Recently came across this painting for sale on Etsy in The UK for £320.00

It is a nice water colour by Paulraj titled 'Palms and Fields'.  It also has a price on the rear of Rs 65/- so must be a relatively early painting.  It was framed by a company in Bombay called Chemould.

G D Thyagaraj - Beating the Paddy

Watercolour by Thyagaraj believed to be from around 1958 depicting two women crushing (rice?) in a large pot with heavy poles.  It looks like they are trying to take the husks off the rice?

It has been painted straight on, it is more come to be left to right or right to left, quite a colourful scene and interesting.