Samir Mondal's most amazing contribution to Indian art of modern times is a continual revival of watercolor. He has endowed water colors with the status of oils, projecting a facet of watercolor that was never visualized before. The artist keenly observed the characteristics of oil-painting, noted the inherent quality of oils, their richness and substance. In his endeavour to include these elements in watercolor, he developed textures and structural features as if they are oils. Samir Mondal has stood the test of this fantastic versatility. His water colors have never lost ...