Description:
A.
P.
SANTHANARAJ
(INDIAN
1932-2009)







LANDSCAPE







Signed
and
indistinctly
dated,
oil
on
canvas







98cm
x
150cm
(38.5in
x
59in)



















































Notes:
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.