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Sadanand Bakre
(1920 - 2007)

Untitled



Born in Baroda in 1920, Sadanand Bakre was one of the founding members of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group alongside K H Ara, S H Raza, F N Souza, M F Husain and H A Gade. As a young boy, he helped his uncle retouch glass negatives at his photography studio in Nagpur and spent time watching sculptor Raghunath Phadke at work and crafted items from bits of clay that he discarded.

In 1939, Bakre joined the J J School of Art in Mumbai...



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  Lot 8 of 102  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART
28-29 JUNE 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$44,172

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Sadanand Bakre
Untitled

Dated in Devnagari and signed 'BAKRE'' (centre left)
1959
Oil on board
24 x 30 in (61 x 76.2 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1960
From the Collection of Mrs. Gisela Köller, London (a close friend of the artist while he was in London in the late 1950s - early 1960s)
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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