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A A Almelkar
(1920 - 1982)

Drummers



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 62 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
Drummers

Signed and dated 'A A ALMELKAR 60' (lower right)
1960
Gouache on card pasted on mount board
16 x 15.25 in (40.5 x 39 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Germany
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
South Asian Modern Art 2023, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 9 - 30 June 2023

PUBLISHED
South Asian Modern Art 2023, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 2023, p.35 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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