Prabhakar Barwe

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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Honours and Awards
  • 1983-85 Residency Fellowship Grant at Yaddo
  • 1976 National Award, Lalit Kala Award, New Delhi
  • 1971 Maharashtra State Award
  • 1969 Yomiuri Shimbun Award, Tokyo
  • 1968 Award, Annual Exhibition, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
  • 1964 Award, Annual Exhibition, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
  • 1963 Award, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
  • 1961-65 Yomiuri Shimbun Award, Tokyo
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    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    Prabhakar Barwe

    The Bridge

    Colour pencil and pen on paper

    11.5 x 17.5 in

    Winning bid
    $7,800
    Rs 6,39,600
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    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

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    The Blue Envelope

    Watercolour, pen and colour pencil on paper

    13 x 19.5 in

    Winning bid
    $10,244
    Rs 8,40,000
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    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    Prabhakar Barwe

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    27.25 x 20.75 in

    Winning bid
    $9,000
    Rs 7,38,000
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    Spring Live Auction 13 March 2024

    Prabhakar Barwe

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    12 x 19 in

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    $7,800
    Rs 6,39,600
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    Lot 22 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 16 August 2022

    Prabhakar Barwe

    a) Untitled
    Initialled and dated in...

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    Winning bid
    $2,488
    Rs 1,94,040
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    Lot 13 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 25 August 2020

    Prabhakar Barwe

    Untitled

    Watercolour and pastel on paper pasted on mount board

    7 x 10 in

    Winning bid
    $1,603
    Rs 1,17,840
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    Lot 13 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 11 August 2020

    Prabhakar Barwe

    The Cloud and...

    Watercolour on paper

    13 x 20 in

    Winning bid
    $2,356
    Rs 1,74,360
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    Lot 64 Details

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

    Prabhakar Barwe

    The Bird

    Watercolour, graphite, pen and ink on paper

    5.75 x 8.5 in

    Winning bid
    $1,008
    Rs 63,504
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    EXHIBITIONS            
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    Lot 41 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    Prabhakar Barwe

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    22 x 11 in




    Lot 42 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    Prabhakar Barwe

    Untitled

    Watercolour on paper

    12 x 19 in







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