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A A Almelkar
(1920 - 1982)

Sharbat! Sharbat!



Abdul Rahim Almelkar believed that he must have learnt painting when he was still in his mother`s womb, much like Arjuna`s son Abhimanyu in the Mahabharat. "My mother was busy embroidering all through her pregnancy and I probably inherited art from her at that stage," he says.

Born in Solapur, (in Maharashtra) he began painting at the young age of seven. After a conventional education in a local school, he joined the Sir J. J. School...



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  Lot 63 of 202  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
13-14 DECEMBER 2023

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Rs 6,00,000
$7,229

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ARTWORK DETAILS

A A Almelkar
Sharbat! Sharbat!

Signed 'A A ALMELKAR' (lower right)
Circa 1950s
Gouache on cardboard pasted on mount board
17 x 14.25 in (43 x 36 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
A. A. Almelkar: Inspiration and Impact, Bengaluru: National Gallery of Modern Art, 27 January - 10 March 2017

PUBLISHED
The Times of India Annual, 1956 (illustrated)
A. A. Almelkar: Inspiration and Impact, Bengaluru: National Gallery of Modern Art, 2017 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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