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Badri Narayan
(1929 - 2013)

The Beggar and the Gandharvas




“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 15 of 40  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION: SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART
16 MARCH 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 26,40,000
$32,195

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Badri Narayan
The Beggar and the Gandharvas

Initialled in Devnagari (lower right); inscribed and dated '''The Beggar & the Gandharvas'' by Badri Narayan,1990' (on the stretcher bar, on the reverse)
1990
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in (50.8 x 50.8 cm)

PROVENANCE
Pundole's, Mumbai, 29 August 2019, lot 83
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 








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