A A Almelkar

Abdul Rahim Almelkar believed that he must have learnt painting when he was still in his mother`s womb, much like Arjuna`s son Abhimanyu in the Mahabharat. "My mother was busy embroidering all through her pregnancy and I probably inherited art from her at that stage," he says.

Born in Solapur, (in Maharashtra) he began painting at the young age of seven. After a conventional education in a local school, he joined the Sir J. J. School...
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    PAST AUCTIONS            
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    Lot 75 Details

    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Gouache on cardboard

    14.75 x 12.25 in

    Winning bid
    $6,146
    Rs 5,04,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 62 Details

    Winter Online Auction 13-14 December 2023

    A A Almelkar

    Drummers

    Gouache on card pasted on mount board

    16 x 15.5 in

    Winning bid
    $7,229
    Rs 6,00,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 63 Details

    Winter Online Auction 13-14 December 2023

    A A Almelkar

    Sharbat! Sharbat!

    Gouache on cardboard pasted on mount board

    17 x 14.25 in

    Winning bid
    $7,229
    Rs 6,00,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 87 Details

    Spring Online Auction: South Asian Modern Art 16-17 March 2023

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Gouache on cardboard

    14.25 x 24.25 in

    Winning bid
    $4,390
    Rs 3,60,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    Lot 3 Details

    Friday Five 11 June 2021

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled (Two Women)

    Watercolour and gouache on paper

    8.25 x 9.5 in

    Winning bid
    $2,070
    Rs 1,46,940
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 21 Details

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

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Watercolour, waterproof ink, pen and ink...

    20 x 13.5 in

    Winning bid
    $2,856
    Rs 1,79,928
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 3 Details

    No-reserve Auction of Art 7-8 July 2015

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Gouache on cardboard pasted on mount board

    14.5 x 15 in

    Winning bid
    $5,624
    Rs 3,54,300
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)



    EXHIBITIONS            
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    Lot 4 Details

    Works on Paper: Apparao Art for Education. 15-28 September 2023

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Pen on paper

    11.25 x 8.5 in




    Lot 5 Details

    Works on Paper: Apparao Art for Education. 15-28 September 2023

    A A Almelkar

    Untitled

    Pencil on paper pasted on paper

    11.25 x 8.5 in







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