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A A Raiba was a versatile artist who worked in a range of media that included paper, glass, canvas, and jute. His work was often based on the fishing villages found along the coastal landscape of the Konkan region. This is evident in the present lot where the artist gives the viewer a peek into the coastal beauty of a fishing village.

Raiba manages to create layers of depth with the moored boats in the foreground and the trees, buildings,... A A Raiba was a versatile artist who worked in a range of media that included paper, glass, canvas, and jute. His work was often based on the fishing villages found along the coastal landscape of the Konkan region. This is evident in the present lot where the artist gives the viewer a peek into the coastal beauty of a fishing village.

Raiba manages to create layers of depth with the moored boats in the foreground and the trees, buildings, and lighthouse in the background. Though the moored boats lie empty, the scene isn’t isolated. Raiba depicts signs of life in this quiet fishing community through the presence of birds, a man working on his boat, a woman offering prayers, as well as two boats in motion along the horizon. Set against a clear sky, Raiba details the boats, sails and all the living creatures with finesse. Rendered in warm browns and earth tones that are broken by the bright white of the buildings and green of the trees, there is a sense of quiet contemplation to this painting.

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