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Manjit Bawa
(1941 - 2008)




"There has to be a certain freshness and newness in one's art, otherwise it's pointless to pursue it. To be different means doing something you have never done before."

Born in a small Punjabi town of Dhuri in 1941, Manjit Bawa wasn't exactly encouraged to be an artist. "My mother would try to dissuade me, saying art was not a means of livelihood. But my spiritual leanings dispelled my fears. I had no qualms. I believed God would...



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  Lot 83 of 140  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
9-10 DECEMBER 2020

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 7,88,400
$10,800

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Manjit Bawa


a) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Manjit Bawa 94' (lower left and on the reverse)
1994
Felt tip pen on paper
16 x 11.5 in (40.7 x 29.2 cm)


b) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Manjit Bawa/ 94' (lower right and on the reverse)
1994
Charcoal on paper
17.5 x 10.75 in (44.1 x 27.2 cm)

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE
Pundole's, Mumbai, 2 November 2015, lot 76

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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