Shakuntala Patralekhan

A full bodied maiden lies on green grass, by the statue of an overwatching Englishman. One of her legs lifts at the knee, her foot strokes the air, her hand stays poised over a sheet of paper. Her neck has turned back in thought, her eyes bend down, her lips swing up. Her pupils, now at the bottom of those rolled back eyes, seem to be staring sightlessly at Dada. Dada looks back before leaving the window.

Dada:

The Governor of Madras himself bought the painting from the Madras Fine Arts Exhibition.