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Prabhakar Barwe
(1936 - 1995)

The Blue Envelope



A symbolist abstractionist, Barwe was born in Nagoan, Maharashtra in 1936. Born into a family closely associated with the arts, his granduncle, V. P. Karmarkar was a well-known sculptor and his father was an artist working in Bombay`s film studios.

He graduated from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1959. It was during his stay in Varanasi, the holy city of India from 1961 to 1965 that he came into contact with the canon of...



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  Lot 82 of 130  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION
13-14 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 8,40,000
$10,244

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Prabhakar Barwe
The Blue Envelope

Signed and dated in Devnagari (lower right), inscribed and dated ''THE BLUE ENVELOPE' - BARWE ! 1995' (lower left)
1995
Watercolour, pen and colour pencil on paper
13 x 19.5 in (33 x 49.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
Christie's, New York, 14 September 2016, lot 610
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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