• NGMA India

    Ramkinkar Baij

    Accession No . 2846 Artist Name. Ramkinkar Baij Title. Shephered, 1941 Medium. Watercolour on paper Size. 27.6 x 18.8 cms

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    Ramkinkar Baij selected images for his sculptors and paintings from his rural surroundings. The poor and the downtrodden figured primarily as his subjects. Baij's watercolours mostly reflects his preoccupation with nature and the animal world. His work is characterized by tremendous energy, dynamism and the use of earthy colours. In the above painting, the artist has depicted a Shepherd with dabs and dashes of watercolour in tonal variation delineating the form.