BROWSE THIS AUCTION
Lot 14
 
Quick Zoom
V S Gaitonde
(1924 - 2001)

Portrait of Bhanu Rajapadhya



Painted in 1952, this portrait offers a peek into the early stages of V S Gaitonde's career. The artist, who would later achieve fame as one of India's foremost abstractionists, was at this time a recent graduate of the J J School of Art, and a teacher at the same institute for a brief period in 1951. A figurative work painted with a dark, earthy palette, the composition is informed by a study of Indian artistic traditions.

There was...



Read More
Artist Profile
Other works of this artist in: this auction  |  entire site



  Lot 14 of 78  

EVENING SALE | MUMBAI, LIVE
16 FEBRUARY 2017

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 3,00,00,000
$454,545

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

V S Gaitonde
Portrait of Bhanu Rajapadhya

Signed and dated in Devnagari (upper right); inscribed 'GAITONDE: "portrait of Bhanu Rajapadhya" / Bhanu later marries ATHIYA- SHE WON AN OSCAR FOR HER COSTUME DESIGNS IN "GANDHI" / THIS PAINTING WAS GIVEN TO ME BY GAITONDE IN 1952.' (on the hardboard on the reverse)
1952
Oil on canvas pasted on board
20 x 17.25 in (51 x 43.6 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist in exchange for one of the owner's paintings in 1952
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED:
V.S. Gaitonde: Works from Private Collections, New Delhi: Saffronart, 21 January - 4 February 2011

PUBLISHED:
Sandhini Poddar ed., V.S.Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life, New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2014, p. 48 (illustrated)
Roshan Sahani and Narendra Dengle, Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde: Sonata of Light, Mumbai: Bodhana Arts and Research Foundation, 2016, p. 60 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









Need help? Please check our guides on How to Bid. Auction Tips and FAQs.
Email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: +91 22 6855 4100 (Mumbai); +1 212 627 5006 (USA); +44(0) 20 7409 7974(UK); +91 11 2436 9415 (New Delhi)