Description
Signed and dated '92, oil on canvas
Dimensions
60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)
Footnote
Note: A. P. Santhanaraj studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai and went on to teach at the same institution, ultimately serving as its Principal from 1985-1990. His artistic reputation was particularly strong in South India, where he was considered a highly influential artist of the generation that followed K.C.S. Panniker and S. Dhanapal out of the Madras College of Arts and Craft.
Throughout his career, Santhanaraj received several awards, including a Gold Medal from Government College of Art and Craft, Madras in 1953, the National Award in 1957 and a distinction for services to art education from the Tamil Nadu Art and Culture Department. He was also awarded high-profile commissions, executing portraits for Parliament House, New Delhi, and murals for the Madras State Museum. Large-scale reviews of his work were exhibited in Delhi in 1990 and 2001.