"I am something of a loner, I'd rather immerse myself in a good book or collect my thoughts by talking long, solitary walks. This gives me a clarity of vision that is reflected in my paintings."

Laxman Shreshtha's abstract works are both, sensuous and meditative in their shifts and balances of colour. One can observe a palpable movement from chaos to spiritual peace, in his work. Shreshtha's canvases are an intermingling of...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1978-79 Deutscher Akoclemischer Austcuschbienst 1D.A.A.D.}, West Germany.
  • 1971 I.V.P. Grant by the U.S. Government to visit Baltimore and San Francisco
  • 1970 British Council Grant to the Central School of Art and Craft, London
  • 1966 Prix d' Honneur, International Art Exchange Exhibition, New York
  • 1964 French Government Scholarship to Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts and the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris
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    PAST AUCTIONS            
    Showing 4 of 48 works

    Lot 101 Details

    Summer Online Auction 26-27 June 2024

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour, ink and charcoal on mount board

    21.25 x 29 in

    Winning bid
    $15,904
    Rs 13,20,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 82 Details

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

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour on paper pasted on mount board

    29.75 x 41.5 in

    Winning bid
    $13,252
    Rs 10,80,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    USD payement only Lot 48 Details

    Winter Online Auction 14-15 December 2022

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    24 x 36.25 in

    Winning bid
    $13,200
    Rs 10,82,400
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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    Lot 63 Details

    Summer Online Auction 13-14 July 2021

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    55 x 74.5 in

    Winning bid
    $20,100
    Rs 14,77,350
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS            
    Showing 4 of 6 works

    USD payement only Lot 26 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 15 August 2023

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    12 x 15 in

    Winning bid
    $3,840
    Rs 3,14,880
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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    Lot 26 Details

    YEAR END SALE 21 December 2021

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper pasted on mount board

    22.25 x 30 in

    Winning bid
    $4,026
    Rs 2,93,880
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 27 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 30 March 2021

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour and oil pastel on paper

    21.5 x 29.5 in

    Winning bid
    $3,520
    Rs 2,53,440
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 37 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 25 August 2020

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Graphite and charcoal on paper

    21 x 29 in

    Winning bid
    $2,564
    Rs 1,88,460
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    EXHIBITIONS            
    Showing 4 of 29 works

    Lot 40 Details

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

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour and oil pastel on paper

    22 x 29.75 in




    Lot 473 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour on paper

    22.5 x 30 in




    Lot 474 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Charcoal on paper

    22 x 30 in




    Lot 475 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    Laxman Shrestha

    Untitled

    Watercolour on paper

    22 x 29.5 in




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