Swaminathan was born in Simla, India, and pursued an art education at the Delhi Polytechnic; afterward, he won a scholarship to study graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts, in Warsaw, Poland. In 1962, Swaminathan became one of the founding members of the Group 1890, and wrote its manifesto. By the late 1960s he had gained recognition as an important Indian painter, and was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1968. In addition to his numerous solo exhibitions, Swaminathan's work was included in the Tokyo Biennale in 1965, and the first International Triennale India, in 1968. The following year he was chosen as an international jury member for the São Paulo Biennale. He died in 1994.Christie's, Mumbai...