Painted in 1967, Winter II exemplifies Lain Singh Bangdel’s command of abstraction during a formative period of his career in Nepal. The crisp white background evokes the cool clarity of winter light, while the angular, richly colored forms at the center seem to hover and shift like clustered memories. Rendered in a kaleidoscope of crimson, emerald, gold, and deep blue, these forms suggest rooftops, crops, or hillsides glimpsed through the haze of a winter morning. When Bangdel have these semi-abstract mountainscapes showing bits of the city, what colors are the buildings and structures to inspire these colors.
Rather than offering a literal scene, Bangdel captures the season’s mood—a moment of quiet, suspended energy. The spatial tension between the dense forms and the open white field mirrors the push and pull of activity and stillness during winter months. Winter II stands as a poetic abstraction that fuses the sensory experience of landscape with the artist’s personal vision of place and time.
Details
- Title : Winter II
- Year : 1967
- Artist : Lain Singh Bangdel
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Oil on canvas
- Dimension : Size 25 1/5 × 18 9/10 in | 64 × 48 cm
- Collection : Tansbao Gallery
- Credit Line : Tansbao Gallery
- Acquisition Method : Actioned
- Status : Frieze Seoul I 2- 5 Sept 2026 I For sale I Tansbao Gallery I Sold