Hyderabad show celebrates Bengaluru artist Rumale Chennabasaviah’s watercolours, oils

Hyderabad: Distinctive watercolour and oil paintings celebrating the Bengaluru of yore are on display at Varna Mythri — a retrospective honouring late artist Rumale Chennabasaviah in Hyderabad.

The show at Salar Jung Museum, marking its 75th year, features 80 of his major artworks spanning three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. Archival material and personal memorabilia offer insight into the artist’s life and journey.

Supported by the Ministry of Culture and curated by artist-critic K S Srinivasa Murthy, the works have been lent by Sanjay and Shabala, custodians at Rumale Art House in Bengaluru.

Landscapes and luminous portrayals of nature, especially Bengaluru’s blossoms, turn into protagonists as the canvases quietly draw in visitors. The exhibition is open at Salar Jung Museum through May.