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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    Lot 15 Details

    Evening Sale 14 September 2024

    Ganesh Pyne

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    Rs 2,40,00,000
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    Evening Sale 14 September 2024

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled (Head)

    Mixed media on paper pasted on cardboard

    11.25 x 10.25 in

    Winning bid
    $27,470
    Rs 22,80,000
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    Evening Sale 14 September 2024

    Ganesh Pyne

    Untitled

    Gouache and ink on cardboard

    18.75 x 20 in

    Winning bid
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    Rs 1,32,00,000
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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
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    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
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    Absolute Tuesdays 27 September 2022

    Ganesh Pyne

    a) Untitled
    Signed in Bengali...

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    $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
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    EXHIBITIONS            
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    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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