Sketchbook #6
Artist/Culture
Laxma Goud
(Indian, born 1940)
Datelate 20th c.
Mediumpen, ink, and watercolor cream wove paper, bound on cloth covered boards
Dimensions18.4 x 8.5 x 1.3 cm (7 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineGift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection
Terms
Object number2002.432
DescriptionHLGOUDN663Label Text2005-02-26: K. Laxma Goud (b. 1940) Sketchbook Undated; 1970s Sketchbook January 1984 Pen, ink, and watercolor on cream wove paper, bound on cloth covered boards Gift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, 2002.432-433 Goud is obsessed with sketching. A recurrent theme in Goud's drawings is the erotic nature that flows through Indian villages and the uninhibited sexuality of its inhabitants and animals. He also depicts male friends, men and women in tribal finery, and nude women, some reclining on beds and others sitting next to goats or with the artist. Goud either depicts himself in a realistic manner, as is shown here, or with a goat's head to highlight his innate animal/hybrid nature. In 1995, during an interview for Times of India, Goud said: "We come from a culture which spoke openly aProvenanceChester and Davida Herwitz, Worcester, MA
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