Works on view at a San Jose Museum show - I

San Jose Museum Of Art presents a major group show, entitled 'Roots in the Air, Branches' from this month, extending until September 2011. Here is a quick glance at the works to be showcased to provide a perfect overview of Modern and Contemporary Art of India.

Manjit Bawa

Born 1941, Dhuri, Punjab
Died, 2008 New Delhi
Hunting, 1982
Acrylic on canvas; 32 ¾ x 41 ¾ inches
Private collection

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde

Born 1924, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Died 2001, New Delhi
Untitled, 1954
Oil on paper; 11 x 12 inches
Private collection

Maqbool Fida Husain

Untitled (Horses), circa 1970s
Oil on canvas laid on board
43¼ x 25 ¼ inches
Collection of Anand Rajaram and Kaushie Adiseshan

Untitled (Lady with Lamp), c. 1960
Oil on canvas; 49 ¾ x 35 ¾ inches
Collection of Asha and Rajeev Motwani

Untitled from the “Ramayana” series, 1978
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 inches
Private collection, Woodside, California

Untitled (Horses), circa 1970s
36 x 60 inches (image)
Collection of Naren and Vinita Gupta

Untitled from the “Mother Teresa” series, 1989
Acrylic on canvas; 51 x 91 inches
Collection of Anita and Sridar Iyengar

Untitled from the “Raj” series, 1985
Watercolor on paper; 38 ¼ x 30 ½ inches
Private collection

Krishen Khanna

Born 1925, Lyalpur (now Faislabad, Pakistan)
Lives and works in New Delhi
The Drunken Poet, 1994
Mixed media on Paper; 29 1/8 x 21 3/8 inches
Collection of Anita and Sridar Iyengar

Scribe, 2002
Oil on canvas; 37 ½ x 28 ½ inches
Private collection

Ram Kumar

Born 1924, Shimla
Lives in New Delhi
Untitled, 1967
Oil on canvas; 32½ x 20 inches
Private collection

Untitled (Benares), 2008
Acrylic on paper; 21¾ x 29½ inches
Private collection

Tyeb Mehta
Born 1925, Kapadvanj, Gujarat
Died 2009, Mumbai
Untitled from the “Diagonal” series, 1976
Oil on canvas; 44 x 35 inches
Private collection