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Sadanand Bakre
(1920 - 2007)

Eclipse of the Sun



Born in Baroda in 1920, Sadanand Bakre was a leading Modernist and one of the members of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, known for his innovative sculpting techniques. When his family moved to Bombay, Bakre joined the Gokhale Education Society school. Noticed by his drawing teacher and encouraged to paint, he took up painting seriously. He held his first solo exhibition of drawings of figures, pastel work, still life, water colour...



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  Lot 41 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
17 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Rs 24,00,000
$30,189

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Sadanand Bakre
Eclipse of the Sun

Signed 'BAKRE', signed in Gujarati and dated in Devnagari (lower right); inscribed and signed '''ECLIPSE OF THE SUN''/ S.K.BAKRE'/ 19.ST HELENS GOVS/ LONDON; W.10.', signed again in Gujarati and dated in Devnagari (on the reverse), bearing DAG label (on the frame, on the reverse)
1968
Oil on canvas
19.75 x 23.75 in (50 x 60.3 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Manifestations VIII: 20th Century Indian Art, New Delhi: DAG, 22 November - 29 December 2012

PUBLISHED
Kishore Singh ed., Continuum: Progressive Artists' Group, New Delhi: DAG, 2011, pp. 228-229 (illustrated)
Kishore Singh ed., Manifestations VIII: 20th Century Indian Art, New Delhi: DAG, 2012, p. 17 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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