V S Gaitonde

Vasudeo S Gaitonde was born in Maharashtra in 1924 and called his work "non-objective" and believed that "there is no such thing as abstract art." Gaitonde’s paintings, evocative of subliminal depths, are known for their spiritual quality and characteristic silence that is as meditative as it is eternal and momentous. The plain, large surfaces of layered paint possess an inherent quality of light.

Gaitonde was He received a Diploma...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1974 Prix Nationale, Festival International de la Peinture, Cagness-Sur- Mer, France
  • 1971 Padmashree, Government of India
  • 1965 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
  • 1964-65 J. D. Rockefeller III Fellowship to Live and work in USA
  • 1950 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
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    Lot 82 Details

    Winter Online Auction 13-14 December 2023

    V S Gaitonde

    a) Untitled
    Signed in Devnagari (lower ...

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    Winning bid
    $12,289
    Rs 10,20,000
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    Lot 39 Details

    Evening Sale: Modern Art 16 September 2023

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    60 x 35 in



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    Summer Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art 28-29 June 2023

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Ink on paper

    29.25 x 21.5 in

    Winning bid
    $228,000
    Rs 1,85,82,000
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    Summer Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art 28-29 June 2023

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Ink on paper pasted on mount board

    13.5 x 9.5 in

    Winning bid
    $24,000
    Rs 19,56,000
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    Lot 41 Details

    Charity Auction in support of Community Against Drunken Driving 9 April 2024

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Ink on paper pasted on mount board

    11 x 8.25 in

    Winning bid
    $23,415
    Rs 19,20,000
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    Lot 4 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays: Prints Edition 29 March 2022

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Serigraph on paper

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    Winning bid
    $2,802
    Rs 2,07,360
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    Lot 31 Details

    Works on Paper from the Dhoomimal Art Gallery Collection 14 September 2021

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Pen and ink on paper

    14.5 x 10.5 in

    Winning bid
    $30,233
    Rs 21,76,800
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    Lot 20 Details

    No-Reserve Auction of Modern and Contemporary Art 16-17 January 2018

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Lithograph on paper

    12 x 10.5 in

    Winning bid
    $4,920
    Rs 3,09,960
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    EXHIBITIONS            
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    Lot 1 Details

    V.S. Gaitonde : Works from Private Collections. 21 Jan-5 Feb 2011

    V S Gaitonde

    Portrait of Bhanu

    Oil on canvas pasted on board

    20 x 17 in




    Lot 2 Details

    V.S. Gaitonde : Works from Private Collections. 21 Jan-5 Feb 2011

    V S Gaitonde

    Two Faces

    Oil on canvas

    26 x 20 in




    Lot 3 Details

    V.S. Gaitonde : Works from Private Collections. 21 Jan-5 Feb 2011

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Ink on paper

    20.5 x 28.5 in




    Lot 4 Details

    V.S. Gaitonde : Works from Private Collections. 21 Jan-5 Feb 2011

    V S Gaitonde

    Untitled

    Ink on paper

    30 x 21.5 in




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