Ganesh Pyne

Ganesh Pyne is obsessed with death. He can't forget his first brush with death, in the summer of 1946, when communal riots had rocked Kolkata. His family was forced out of their crumbling mansion. As he roamed around the city, he stumbled upon a pile of dead bodies. On the top was the body of a stark naked old woman, with wounds on her breast. No wonder then his paintings rarely has light backgrounds, and blue and black happens to be his...
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Honours and Awards
  • 2011 Raja Ravi Varma Award from the Kerala Government
  • 2009 D.Litt...
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    PAST AUCTIONS            
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    Lot 92 Details

    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    Ganesh Pyne

    a) Untitled (Man)
    Pen and ink on...

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    Lot 29 Details

    Evening Sale: Modern Art 16 September 2023

    Ganesh Pyne

    The Hand...

    Tempera on canvas

    21.25 x 22.25 in

    Winning bid
    $187,952
    Rs 1,56,00,000
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    USD payement only Lot 28 Details

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

    Ganesh Pyne

    Two Friends

    Gouache on paper

    4 x 6.75 in

    Winning bid
    $72,120
    Rs 58,77,780
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    USD payement only Lot 29 Details

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

    Ganesh Pyne

    Baul

    Gouache on paper

    7.5 x 6 in

    Winning bid
    $24,000
    Rs 19,56,000
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    PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS            
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    Lot 8 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 19 December 2023

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Pen and ink on postcard

    3.25 x 5.25 in

    Winning bid
    $1,157
    Rs 96,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 25 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays: Year End Sale 20 December 2022

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Pen and ink on graph paper

    8.25 x 6.5 in

    Winning bid
    $1,950
    Rs 1,56,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 8 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 27 September 2022

    Ganesh Pyne

    a) Untitled
    Signed in Bengali...

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    Winning bid
    $2,029
    Rs 1,64,340
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    Lot 25 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 27 September 2022

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Graphite, pen and ink on graph paper

    8.25 x 6.5 in

    Winning bid
    $1,721
    Rs 1,39,440
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    EXHIBITIONS            
    Showing 4 of 59 works

    Lot 8 Details

    Hamsa Jataka and Other Stories | Sakshi Gallery. 25 Sep-31 Oct 2020

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Jotting on paper

    9.5 x 8.5 in




    Lot 9 Details

    Hamsa Jataka and Other Stories | Sakshi Gallery. 25 Sep-31 Oct 2020

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Jotting on paper

    10 x 8.5 in




    Lot 10 Details

    Hamsa Jataka and Other Stories | Sakshi Gallery. 25 Sep-31 Oct 2020

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Jotting on paper

    10 x 8 in




    Lot 1 Details

    From the Shadows - Ganesh Pyne | Akar Prakar. 2 Aug-10 Oct 2020

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    5.25 x 3.25 in




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