Thota Vaikuntam, Indian, born 1942, acrylic painting on canvas depicting a group portrait with a man and a woman playing a musical instrument surrounded by women dressed in traditional saree costumes, 2003. Signed and dated, lower right. Completed with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist. Thota Vaikuntam is known for his contemporary figurative paintings of residents of the Telangana region of India. Vaikuntam paints colorful and elaborately dressed men and seductive women. His muse is the sensuous and voluptuous women of Telangana with their omnipresent vermilion bindis, draped in colorful sarees that highlight their dusky skin. One of a kind artwork. Modern And Contemporary Indian Paintings And Wall Decor Collectibles.