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Ustad Allah Bux
(1895 - 1978)

Untitled (Krishna with Flute Seated on a Rock)



Known for painting in the Western Academic style, Ustad Allah Bux began his artistic career as an apprentice to a sign painter, later moving on to painting theatre sets in Calcutta and Bombay. He mostly created large-scale oil paintings on canvas, though he was highly adept with other mediums such as pen and ink, tempera, and watercolour.

He took inspiration from the prevailing colonial styles that had been introduced in the Indian...



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  Lot 29 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
17 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$45,283

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Ustad Allah Bux
Untitled (Krishna with Flute Seated on a Rock)

Oil on paper pasted on paper
21.5 x 15.5 in (54.6 x 39.2 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Maharashtra
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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