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Badri Narayan
(1929 - 2013)

A Lamp for the Chehdanta




“Narration comes to me naturally, I have been fond of telling stories since my childhood.”

Born in July 1929, in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, the self-taught artist Badri Narayan has been painting for over 45 years. During this time, he has worked as an art teacher and an artist, but has always remained a deeply introspective individual. This self-reflection and autobiographical perspective is the most constant theme in...



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  Lot 53 of 120  

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
13-14 OCTOBER 2021

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Rs 5,55,888
$7,512

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Badri Narayan
A Lamp for the Chehdanta

Initialled in Devnagari (lower right); inscribed and dated 'A Lamp for the Chehdanta'/ by Badri Narayan/ 2nd April, 2003, Mumbai' (on the reverse)
2003
Watercolour on paper
21.25 x 14.5 in (54 x 37 cm)

PROVENANCE
Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
Crimson - The Art Resource, Bangalore
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Badri Narayan: An Exhibition of Recent Watercolours and Drawings, Mumbai: Pundole Art Gallery, 22 July - 14 August 2004

PUBLISHED
Ranjit Hoskote, Badri Narayan: An Exhibition of Recent Watercolours and Drawings, Mumbai: Pundole Art Gallery, 22 July - 14 August 2004, unpaginated (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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