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Mahadev Visvanath Dhurandhar
(1867 - 1944)

Untitled



M V Dhurandhar's art primarily focussed on scenes from Indian history, literature, and mythology, articulated in a Western academic style. The Kolhapur-born artist is "regarded as the second most popular Indian artist, after Raja Ravi Varma, in the first half of the twentieth century." (Ritu Vajpeyi Mohan ed., M V Dhurandhar: The Romantic Realist, New Delhi: DAG, 2018, p. 13) His "... popularity among the masses, finesse in art and...



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  Lot 32 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
17 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 4,80,00,000
$603,774

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Mahadev Visvanath Dhurandhar
Untitled

Signed and dated 'MDhurandhar/ 1934' (lower right)
1934
Oil on canvas
35 x 63.25 in (88.7 x 160.8 cm)

PROVENANCE
Commissioned from the artist by the royal family of Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat, circa 1930s
Thence by descent
Private Collection, Gujarat
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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