Paresh Maity (Indian, B. 1965) Untitled (Workers)Paresh Maity (Indian, B. 1965)Untitled (Workers) signed and dated Paresh '86 Das Nagar lower leftwatercolour and pencil on paper, framed48.6 x 63.8cm (19 1/8 x 25 1/8in).ProvenanceAcquired from an English Estate.Note: The work has been authenticated by the artist.TWO IMPORTANT EARLY WATERCOLOURSBoth works on offer in this auction are two rare and early works from Maity's oeuvre. He painted them to understand tonal gradation whilst he was a second year student at the Government College of Art & Craft. Maity has said that 'watercolours are his heart and soul' and these early examples are illustrative of the proficiency he has achieved over a career that has spanned four decades. He has held over 81 solo exhibitions and his works have been exhibited in galleries worldwide that include Australia, London, Singapore, USA, Hong Kong, France, Switzerland and Germany to name a few. He has been bestowed with numerous awards including the Padma Shri in 2014, India's forth highest civilian honour. His works are featured in several private and public collections, some of which include the British Museum, London, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and the Rubin Museum of Art, New York.'..the college was a stickler for tradition and insisted on a mastery over watercolour landscapes... It is a tradition...how they teach you compositions and outdoor studies at the Government Art College, 90-95 per cent of which is based on watercolours... we began with pencil drawings...and the college can prove exhausting for those who don't get a nuance exactly right - 'then graphite, followed by, watercolours.' Kishore Singh, Paresh Maity: World of watercolours , India, 2020, pg. 24-26.