G D Paulraj - Lunchtime

Painting by Paulraj in very poor condition cracked, faded and no frame.  But the composition is interesting, showing a women sitting under a Banyan tree cooking with an open fire.

It appeared for sale at an auction in Australia, I do not know what it sold for.

G D Thyagaraj - Temple Street Scene

This is a water colour by G D Thyagaraj of a temple set on a busy road.  I think he must have painted many variations of this scene from many directions.  I do not think I have added this particular painting before.

G D Paulraj - Tea Shop

Painting by Paulraj of a tea shop which is a regular painting that he used to do.

At the end of the street two women with large pots of their heads are just walking out of sight round the corner.  Also the man in the centre left might have been out delivering tea (tea to go!).

 

Signature part of which is obscured by the frame. Followed by a label on the reverse of the painting showing it was framed in Bombay.

G D Paulraj - Coconut Fibre

I recently purchased this painting from Ebay,  it was advertised the first time and did not sell and so when it was re-listed I weakened and got it for £50 which is a really good price.  I got it shipped without the glass but in the frame.  However, the frame was damaged (which I knew when I bought it) and did not do the painting any justice.

It really is a very good match to a painting I bought from the USA several years ago which is called 'Lunchtime', You can see the other photos at the following link. It says on the reverse that it is called 'Coconut Fibre' and was sold for Rs/- 200.  It has some foxing but it is not too bad.

G D Thyagaraj - Market with temple in the background

This photo was kindly sent to me by Janet and was purchase from the artist around 1968 or 1969.

Thanks Janet.

G D Thyagaraj - Drink for the workers

Painting by G D Thyagaraj recently sold for £63.00 in the UK.  It is one of his rural Indian scenes showing agricultural workers in the fields.  In this one a lady is giving a male worker a drink.

In the back ground you can see some haystacks and some cows sleeping in the shade of the trees.

Hooghly Ink Company

While tidying up my desk I unearthed an old address book given to me by my father when he worked at the Hooghly Ink Company Ltd in Calcutta.  They also had factories in Madras, Bombay and Delhi. This address book dates from the late 1960's and the cover says "Manufacturers of fine printing inks for over 50 years."

Like all firms they had a selection of gifts to give to business contacts and clients, I also had a thread counter, a calendar and pen holder for a desk, an ink blotter, a keyring and of course they produced a calendar every year.  That would be interesting to track down a calendar.  I do remember that my sister featured on the calendar one year as a young child.  I think the business was first set up in India in the 1920's or early based on the statement on the address book it could be earlier but I am not certain?  It originally was a subsidy company of the UK ink manufacturer called Richardson's Printing Inks.