P B Surendranath - Road near temple

This painting was recently up for auction by P B Surendranath who was a contemporary of Paul Raj.  Unfortunately it did not sell as it is a very pleasant painting showing a temple in the distance.  I own one painting by this artist and I have only ever come across around seven of his paintings so far.

The colours are holding up well for a painting that must have been painted around 1955.

P B Surendranath - Village Street

This is the photo of the second painting by Surendranath titled "Village Street" might have been originally priced at Rs 30/-.  Nice painting similar to the one I own.

This was on Ebay and month ago along with the previous painting.
UPDATE Still for Sale: The owner of this painting and the second has contacted me at the start of September 2011.  She lives in the USA and is still looking to sell both paintings.  If you are interested in buying one or both of them just email me and I will pass on your details to her. 

P B Surendranath - People By The River

This painting was for sale recently on Ebay, I am not sure whether it sold or not.  The seller was asking around $1000 maybe for two paintings.  I think this painting might have a price pencilled on the rear showing Rs 30/-, if correct this was quite cheap for the time.

He ended up being Principal, at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kumbakonam.  I think he died in 2010 and the following picture of the artist might have been taken in 2007.  I believe this is the same college that Paul Raj studied at but some years before Surendranath.

UPDATE Still for Sale: The owner of this painting and the second has contacted me at the start of September 2011.  She lives in the USA and is still looking to sell both paintings.  If you are interested in buying one or both of them just email me and I will pass on your details to her.

P B Surendranath - Market Scene

Today I have taken a photograph of a painting I acquired several years ago of a market scene which I liked.  I stumbled upon it while searching for Paul Raj paintings and I thought the style was similar so bought it.

It was only later did I find out that Surendranath studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Madras which is where Paul Raj studied some years earlier this might explain the similarity of their works.  I understand that he went onto work at the college as well.  An article can be found in the Hindu newspaper at the following link.