A. P. Santhanaraj Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1932 - d. 2009

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  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIA, 1932-2009)
    Apr. 02, 2025

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIA, 1932-2009)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIA, 1932-2009) A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIA, 1932-2009) Girl and the Parrots (undated) Pen and ink on paper Signed lower right 55.5 x 58.5cm (22 x 23in) Framed and glazed Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner A.P. Santhanaraj (1932-2009) is one of the most influential artists of the second wave that followed K.C.S. Paniker and S. Dhanapal out of the Madras College of Arts and Craft. Santhanaraj forged an artistic style of his own dedicated to ascertaining the various complexities of pictorial space through an abstract engagement with the figurative subject matter. Crucial to his work from the start was his love of line: its meandering through pictorial space, defining and dividing in its wake, shaping, and destroying form, aiding, and inhibiting light and colour. His spontaneous free line inspired his colour palette and archetypes to emerge, especially the female heroine or lovers in an embrace. These archetypes would appear from his subconscious through the jagged lines and the spatial areas they displaced within his process. Santhanaraj saw his line as fuelled by divine power. A devout Christian himself, his understanding of artmaking related just as much to Hindu interpretations of Shiva Nataraja – creating and destroying in its wake to form life.

    Chiswick Auctions
  • A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)
    May. 26, 2021

    A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Looking Beyond acrylic on canvas Signed lower right. ​​​​

    Hessink's
  • A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)
    May. 26, 2021

    A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Musescape III acrylic on canvas Signed "SANTHANARAJ" lower right.

    Hessink's
  • A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)
    May. 26, 2021

    A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Musescape II Acrylic on Canvas Signed "SANTHANARAJ" lower middle. ​

    Hessink's
  • A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)
    May. 26, 2021

    A.P. Santhanaraj (1932 - 2009)

    Est: €2,000 - €3,000

    Musescape I acrylic on canvas Signed "SANTHANARAJ" lower left. ​​​​​​​

    Hessink's
  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)
    Apr. 18, 2018

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) Signed and dated '92, oil on canvas 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)
    Apr. 18, 2018

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE Signed and indistinctly dated, oil on canvas 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)
    Jan. 17, 2018

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) LANDSCAPE Signed and indistinctly dated, oil on canvas 98cm x 150cm (38.5in x 59in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)
    Jan. 17, 2018

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED (RED FIGURES) Signed and dated '92, oil on canvas 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)
    Jan. 17, 2018

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    A. P. SANTHANARAJ (INDIAN 1932-2009) UNTITLED Signed and dated '92, oil on canvas 60cm x 44cm (23.5in x 17.25in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
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