There is a tactile quality about Becharam Das Dutta’s paintings, be it the Narasimha Vishnu-Avatara or Shiva Panchanan. Besides Dutta’s series, other works on showcase include paintings by Western artists such as Thomas Daniell, Company School artist Sita Ram, M.V. “Two hundred years separate the earliest work in ‘Iconic 04’—Henry Singleton’s The Last Effort and Fall of Tippoo Sultaun —and …
