Spring Auctions 2021

74 PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
RAM KUMAR (1924‒2018) Property of a Gentleman, New Delhi
Saffronart, Mumbai, 13 March 2018, lot 39
Untitled
EXHIBITED
Signed in Devnagari and dated '1961' (upper right); Remembering Ram Kumar, New Delhi: Saffronart,
dated twice and signed 'Ram Kumar/ 1961' (on the 2 ‒ 17 February 2019
reverse)
1961 PUBLISHED
Oil on canvas Remembering Ram Kumar, Mumbai: Saffronart, 2019,
26.5 x 26.5 in (67 x 67 cm) p. 37 (illustrated)

$55,560 ‒ 83,335
Rs 40,00,000 ‒ 60,00,000

199

75

M F HUSAIN (1913‒2011)

Untitled
Signed 'Husain' (lower right)
Oil pastel on paper
19.25 x 15.75 in (49.2 x 40 cm)
$15,000 ‒ 20,000
Rs 10,80,000 ‒ 14,40,000

PROVENANCE
Property from the Estate of Mr. Amir C Jairazbhoy
Christie's, New York, 12 September 2012, lot 342
A Private Southeast Asian Collection

200

76 PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
M F HUSAIN (1913‒2011) Saffronart, 16‒17 March 2011, lot 3
A Private Southeast Asian Collection
Untitled (Portrait of Rashda Siddiqui)
PUBLISHED
Inscribed in Urdu, signed and dated 'Husain/ 79' (upper left) K Bikram Singh, Maqbool Fida Husain,
1979 New Delhi: Rahul & Art, 2008, p. 38
Oil and acrylic on canvas (illustrated)
23.5 x 19.5 in (59.7 x 49.5 cm)

$50,000 ‒ 70,000
Rs 36,00,000 ‒ 50,40,000

201

77

B PRABHA (1933‒2001)

Untitled

Signed and dated in Devnagari (centre right)
1982
Oil on canvas
29.5 x 23.5 in (75 x 59.5 cm)

$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist by a Portuguese diplomat during his posting in India
Thence by descent

202

78

B PRABHA (1933‒2001)

Untitled
Signed in Devnagari (centre left)
Oil on canvas
29.75 x 25 in (75.5 x 63.3 cm)
$11,115 ‒ 13,890
Rs 8,00,000 ‒ 10,00,000
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New Delhi

203

79

KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925)

a) Untitled
Signed 'KKhanna' (lower left)
Oil on canvas pasted on board
39 x 11 in (99.1 x 28 cm)

b) Untitled
Signed 'KKhanna' (lower right)
Oil on canvas pasted on board
39 x 11 in (99.1 x 28 cm)

c) Untitled
Signed 'KKhanna' (lower right)
Oil on canvas pasted on board
39 x 11 in (99.1 x 28 cm)

$35,000 ‒ 45,000
Rs 25,20,000 ‒ 32,40,000
(Set of three)
PROVENANCE
Saffronart, 16‒17 March 2011, lot 9
A Private Southeast Asian Collection

Krishen Khanna
© Jyoti Bhatt
204

a bc

"I just react to people as they are. My concern is to portray
humanism. It’s about how much you empathise with people."

– KRISHEN KHANNA

205

80

KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925)

Untitled
Signed and dated 'KKhanna/ 84' (lower right)
1984
Conte on paper
25.25 x 19 in (64 x 48.3 cm)
$3,475 ‒ 4,865
Rs 2,50,000 ‒ 3,50,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

81

KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925)

Untitled
Signed and dated ‘KKhanna/ 56’ (lower right)
1956
Felt tip pen and pastel on paper
15.25 x 10.25 in (38.8 x 26 cm)
$2,085 ‒ 2,780
Rs 1,50,000 ‒ 2,00,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

reverse

206

82

KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925)

Untitled
Signed and dated 'KKhanna, 1990/ 96'
(on the reverse)
1990 ‒ 1996
Oil on canvas
43.25 x 18 in (110 x 45.5 cm)
$25,000 ‒ 30,560
Rs 18,00,000 ‒ 22,00,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
Private Collection, New Delhi
EXHIBITED
Modern Indian Art From the 1930s to the
2000s, Saffronart Partner Galleries and
Dhoomimal Gallery, 17 October ‒ 22
November 2020
PUBLISHED
Confluence: Eighty Years Of Artists And Their
Art New Delhi: Dhoomimal Gallery, 2018
(illustrated)

207

83

K M ADIMOOLAM (1938‒2008)

Space
Signed 'Adimoolam' (lower left); inscribed 'K.M.
ADIMOOLAM/ SPACE' (on the reverse)
Circa late 1970s
Oil on canvas
45 x 45 in (114 x 114 cm)
$4,170 ‒ 6,945
Rs 3,00,000 ‒ 5,00,000
PROVENANCE
Aquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, Mumbai

208

84

KM
ADIMOOLAM (1938‒2008)

Untitled

Signed and dated 'Adimoolam/
2006' (lower left)
2006
Oil on canvas
71.5 x 35.5 in (181.5 x 90 cm)

$9,725 ‒ 12,500
Rs 7,00,000 ‒ 9,00,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection,
New Delhi

“What else can art depict except K M Adimoolam’s canvases were
nature and people, the two inseparable often inspired by nature, depicted
elements?” – K M ADIMOOLAM through abstract representations
and colour rather than realistic,
identifiable scenes. The artist’s
work reflects his energy and vision,
emerging as an extension of his
mind. “Adimoolam’s works have
multiple strengths. He drew and
painted, he experimented both with
black and white as well as colour, he
illustrated and worked on abstracts,
he worked on a range of single
themes and expanded on ideas. His
conceptual universe was brilliantly
layered: contemporary in its artistic
sensibilities, he drew from the local
idioms rooted within the larger
experimentation of Tamil modernity
and pushing the boundaries
constantly.” (A S Panneerselvan,
“Icon of Tamil Modernity,” The
Hindu Frontline, 2013, online)

209

85

BADRI NARAYAN (1929‒2013)

Untitled (Man and Moon)
Inscribed 'BADRI NARAYAN' (on the reverse) and
bearing Aicon Gallery, New York label (on the lower
stretcher bar, on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
17.25 x 32 in (43.5 x 81.4 cm)
$11,115 ‒ 16,670
Rs 8,00,000 ‒ 12,00,000
PROVENANCE
Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection
Acquired from the above in 2002
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, New Delhi

210

86

MANU PAREKH (b.1939)

Sunset Prayer at Banares

Signed in Devnagari and dated '2012' (lower left);
inscribed and dated 'Manu Parekh/ Sunset Prayer
at Banares/ 2012' (on the reverse)
2012
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 72 in (91.4 x 182.9 cm)

$16,670 ‒ 25,000
Rs 12,00,000 ‒ 18,00,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

211

87 a

THOTA VAIKUNTAM (b.1942)

a) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower left)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

b) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower left)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

c) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower left)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

d) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower right)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

e) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower right
and on the reverse)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

f ) Untitled
Signed in Telugu (lower left)
Acrylic on paper
23 x 18.25 in (58.7 x 46.2 cm)

$20,835 ‒ 27,780
Rs 15,00,000 ‒ 20,00,000

(Set of six)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

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213

88

M SIVANESAN (1940‒2015)

Untitled
Oil on canvas
48 x 48 in ( 122 x 122 cm )
$5,560 ‒ 8,335
Rs 4,00,000 ‒ 6,00,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, New Delhi

214

89

JOGEN CHOWDHURY (b.1939)

Mountain

Initialled in Bengali, signed and dated 'Jogen 1999'
(lower left), again dated in Bengali (lower right);
inscribed 'JOGEN CHOWDHURY/ MOUNTAIN/
SANTINIKATAN [sic]/ 1999' (on the reverse)
1999
Watercolour and ink on paper pasted on board
29.25 x 43 in (74.5 x 109.5 cm)

$16,670 ‒ 25,000
Rs 12,00,000 ‒ 18,00,000

PROVENANCE
Artworld, Chennai
An Important Private Collection, Chennai

215

216

Lots 90–109

Closing Time: Friday, 12 March 2021
8.30 pm (IST)

10 am (US Eastern Time)

217

AN APPEAL FOR THE DR. K N BAHADURJI
MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

The Dr. K N Bahadurji Memorial Sanatorium For Parsis—named after Dr. Kaikhushroo Nusserwanji Bahadurji—
was inaugurated on 15 August 1902 to provide health services to the Parsi community. Situated in Deolali, Nasik,
it was initially founded to treat tuberculosis patients who lived in crowded cities like Bombay, and eventually
became a retirement home for the elderly Parsi community by 1998.
Spread over 12.5 acres of land, the Sanatorium has 42 Victorian‒style cottages surrounded by lush nature and
landscaped lawns. Besides a library and club house, it also offers medical care and a doctor’s clinic for its residents.
The rich heritage of the location—which includes the commissioned portraits made by Manchershaw Pithawalla,
Sorab Pithawalla, Tehmuras Constable and Edric Wirth—
contributes to the atmosphere of dignity and comfort
provided to its senior residents.
The following lots are part of their portrait collection
and are now offered on sale in an effort to maintain the
upkeep of the Sanatorium’s vast property and continue
the good work undertaken by the management to
provide a safe haven for the aging citizens of the Parsi
community.

218

Collection: DAG

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA

Manchershaw Fakirjee Pithawalla was among the earliest generation of artists to
emerge from the Sir J J School of Art in Bombay, and one of the few portraitists to
gain recognition besides Pestonji Bomanji around the turn of the 20th century. The
Parsi artist was one of India's most celebrated salon artists trained in the academic
realism style of painting that was followed at that time.

Born in 1872 in the village of Pitha near Surat, Pithawalla moved to Bombay after
his father’s death in 1888 and after an initial phase of exploring writing, he was
discovered and trained by John Griffiths, then principal of J J School. He was a
student there until 1896, and during this time won several awards, including the
silver medal and a cash prize at the Bombay Art Society’s Fine Arts exhibition in
1894. He would then go on to win the gold medal in 1908. This formative time was
essential in mapping his artistic journey forward. Pithawalla was gaining recognition
as an artist and had begun exhibiting widely in Simla, Darjeeling, Madras and Pune
as well, and won several awards at these shows. In 1905, he was commissioned to
produce an album celebrating Indian women to be presented to Queen Mary on
her Indian visit.

219

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

90

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Portrait of a Parsi Gentleman

Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1918' (lower right)
1918
Oil on canvas
63 x 40.75 in (160 x 103.5 cm)

$20,835 ‒ 27,780
Rs 15,00,000 ‒ 20,00,000

NON‒EXPORTABLE

In 1911, Pithawalla went to Europe to see its art for himself—a trip
that ended with his arrival in London for the opening of his one‒man
show at Doré Gallery on 11 October. This exhibition also coincided
with the British royal visit to India, during a time in which “India held
the public’s attention. It was the first exhibition by an Indian artist, as
noted by The Graphic. While The Evening Standard welcomed it for
‘that reason alone’, it added that Mr Pithawalla’s work had ‘definite
merits of his own’. His observation of character was unforced, his
poses ‘natural’ and his handling of figures in interiors tactful… The
President of the society of British watercolourists graciously suggest
that in quickness of capturing a likeness the Indian had scarcely
a rival in Britain.” (Partha Mitter, Art and Nationalism in Colonial
India, 1850‒1922: Occidental Orientations, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1994, pp. 84‒85)

Pithawalla was to become a well‒known portrait artist, and the
following collection of paintings from The Dr. K N Bahadurji
Memorial Sanatorium For Parsis include several of his works. “At
a deeper level, his portraiture enshrined the values of this elite,
comprising merchant‒princes, lawyers, landowners and their
ladies. Through his rendering of detail, the sitters' expressions
and gestures, the fall of light on their rich but discreet clothes, the
gleam of wood panelling, the exquisite highlights on chinaware,
Pithawalla memorialised the values of India's Victorian colonial
establishment: worldly success and ethical striving, self‒
assurance and permanence.” (Ranjit Hoskote, Manifestations II:
Indian Art in the 20th Century, New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2004,
p. 171)

220

221

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

91

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Sorabji Edulji Warden, Esqr. J. P. (1848 ‒ 1933)

Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1933' (lower left)
1933
Oil on canvas
31.25 x 25.5 in (79.5 x 64.5 cm)

$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

222

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM
92

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Pherozeshah Jehangir Marzban (1876 ‒ 1933)
Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1933' (lower left)
1933
Oil on canvas
31 x 25.5 in (79 x 64.5 cm)
$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

223

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

93

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Jehangir B Marazban (1849 ‒ 1928)

Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1929' (lower left)
1929
Oil on canvas
31 x 25.25 in (79 x 64 cm)

$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

224

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM
94

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Portrait of a Parsi Gentleman
Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1905' (lower right)
1905
Charcoal and pencil on paper
21.5 x 16 in (54.5 x 40.5 cm)
$2,780 ‒ 4,170
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,000
NON‒EXPORTABLE
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

225

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

95

MANCHERSHAW F PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Bai Pirojbai Dorabji Hormusji (1881 ‒ 1898)

Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1905' (lower left)
1905
Pastel and pencil on photograph pasted on board
22 x 16.25 in (56 x 41.5 cm)

$2,780 ‒ 4,170
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,000

NON‒EXPORTABLE

This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

226

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
THE DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL
SANATORIUM
96

MANCHERSHAW F
PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Mr. Rustomji Ruttonji Surveyor
(1870 ‒ 1902)
Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1905'
(lower left)
1905
Pastel and pencil on photograph
23 x 18.75 in (58.5 x 47.8 cm)
$2,780 ‒ 4,170
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,000
NON‒EXPORTABLE
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
THE DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL
SANATORIUM
97

MANCHERSHAW F
PITHAWALLA (1872‒1937)

Dr. Ardeshir Dorabji Hormusji (1865 ‒ 1903)
Signed and dated 'M.F. Pithawalla/ 1905'
(lower right)
1905
Pastel and pencil on photograph pasted
on board
22 x 16.25 in (56 x 41.5 cm)
$2,780 ‒ 4,170
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,00
NON‒EXPORTABLE
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

227

SORAB PITHAWALLA

Sorab Pithawalla, the second son of Manchershaw Pithawalla, followed in his father’s footsteps and became an
artist in his own right. Like his father, he too excelled at portraiture, as seen in lots 98 and 99 from the collection of
The Dr. K N Bahadurji Memorial Sanatorium For Parsis.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM
98

SORAB M PITHAWALLA

The Hon. Sir Nasarvanji Choksy (1861 ‒ 1939)
Signed and dated 'Sorab M. Pithawalla/ 1940' (lower left)
1940
Oil on canvas
31 x 25.5 in (79 x 64.5 cm)
$5,560 ‒ 8,335
Rs 4,00,000 ‒ 6,00,000

228

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

99

SORAB M PITHAWALLA

Bapuji B. Lam. Esq., M.B.E. (1866 ‒ 1946)

Signed and dated 'Sorab M. Pithawalla/ 1947' (lower left)
1947
Oil on canvas
30.75 x 24.75 in (78 x 63 cm)

$5,560 ‒ 8,335
Rs 4,00,000 ‒ 6,00,000

229

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM
100

ATTRIBUTED TO SORAB M
PITHAWALLA

Bai Jerbai Bapuji Lam (d. 1934)
Oil on photograph pasted on board
18 x 12.25 in (46 x 31 cm)
$1,390 ‒ 2,780
Rs 1,00,000 ‒ 2,00,000
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM
101

EDRIC VIRTH

Portrait of a Parsi Officer
Signed 'EDRIC WIRTH' (lower right)
Pastel on photograph pasted on board
18.75 x 10.75 in (47.5 x 27 cm)
$1,390 ‒ 2,780
Rs 1,00,000 ‒ 2,00,000
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

230

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
DR. K N BAHADURJI MEMORIAL SANATORIUM

102

TEHMURAS CONSTABLE

Mr. Eruch D. Engineer (1887 ‒ 1970)

Signed indistinctly (lower right)
Oil on canvas
28.25 x 22.75 in ( 72 x 57.5 cm )

$2,085 ‒ 3,475
Rs 1,50,000 ‒ 2,50,000

This lot is offered at NO RESERVE

231

103

K M ADIMOOLAM (1938‒2008)

Untitled
Signed and dated 'Adimoolam/ 2000'
(lower right)
2000
Charcoal on paper
28.75 x 20.75 in (73.2 x 53 cm)
$2,085 ‒ 3,475
Rs 1,50,000 ‒ 2,50,000

PROVENANCE
Artworld, Chennai
An Important Private Collection, Chennai

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE
COLLECTION, BANGALORE
104

F N SOUZA (1924‒2002)

Untitled (Venus)
Signed and dated 'Souza/ 1949' (lower right)
1949
Ink on paper
9.5 x 7.5 in (24 x 19 cm)
$2,780 ‒ 4,170
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,000
This work is accompanied by a copy of the publication
Souza in the 40's, Mumbai: Saffronart and London:
Grosvenor Gallery, 2018

PROVENANCE
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
Grosvenor Gallery, UK

EXHIBITED
Souza in the 40's, New Delhi: Saffronart, 19 December
2018 ‒ 18 January 2019; London: Grosvenor Gallery, 14
December 2018 ‒ 30 January 2019; Goa: Sunaparanta, Goa
Centre for the Arts, 17 December 2018 ‒ 5 March 2019

232

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PARSI COLLECTION, MUMBAI

105

CHITTAPROSAD BHATTACHARYA (1915‒1978)

Untitled

Gouache and pastel on paper
19.75 x 30 in (50.3 x 75.9 cm)

$11,115 ‒ 13,890
Rs 8,00,000 ‒ 10,00,000

PROVENANCE
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi

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Image courtesy of Shirin Sabavala
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106

JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922‒2011)

Untitled

Signed and dated 'Sabavala/ Dec. 1942' (lower right)
1942
Graphite on paper
29 x 20.75 in (73.5 x 52.7 cm)

$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai

235

107

JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922‒2011)

Untitled
Signed and dated 'Sabavala/ Dec. 1942' (lower right)
1942
Graphite on paper
27.75 x 19.75 in (70.5 x 50.2 cm)
$13,890 ‒ 20,835
Rs 10,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai

236

PROPERTY FROM A
DISTINGUISHED PARSI
COLLECTION, MUMBAI
108

PIRAJI SAGARA (1931‒2014)

Untitled
Signed and dated 'P.C. Sagara 78'
(centre left)
1978
Mixed media on board
32 x 37.5 in (81 x 95.5 cm)
$9,725 ‒ 12,500
Rs 7,00,000 ‒ 9,00,000

PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist's family
Private Collection, Kolkata

PROPERTY FROM A
DISTINGUISHED PARSI
COLLECTION, MUMBAI
109

JYOTI BHATT (b.1934)

Untitled
Oil on board
17.25 x 22.75 in (44 x 57.5 cm)
$5,560 ‒ 8,335
Rs 4,00,000 ‒ 6,00,000

PROVENANCE
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi,
2 April 2016, lot 8

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238

Lots 110–126

Closing Time: Friday, 12 March 2021
8.45 pm (IST)

10.15 am (US Eastern Time)

239

Sankho Chaudhuri
© Jyoti Bhatt

"It is the playfulness while exploring the possibilities of one given
medium that fascinates me. But enjoyment or reactions to a
given medium or style can never be static, or else it would soon
turn the artist into a fossil." – SANKHO CHAUDHURI

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110

SANKHO CHAUDHURI (1916‒2006)

Untitled

Aluminium sheet with black paint
and iron on wooden pedestal
Height: 39.25 in (100 cm)
Width: 21.25 in (54 cm)
Depth: 16.25 in (41 cm)

$16,670 ‒ 20,835
Rs 12,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Vadodara
Private Collection, Mumbai
Saffronart, New Delhi, 8 September 2016, lot 77

EXHIBITED
Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form, New Delhi: Delhi
Art Gallery, 11 August ‒ 30 September 2014; Mumbai:
Delhi Art Gallery, 7 December 2014 ‒ 5 February 2015

PUBLISHED
Kishore Singh ed., Indian Abstracts: An Absence of Form,
New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2014, p. 113 (illustrated)

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111

KRISHEN KHANNA (b.1925)

Untitled
Signed, stamped and inscribed 'KKhanna/ BRONZE
AGE LONDON/ 2/9' (on the reverse)
Bronze
Height: 32.5 in (82.7 cm)
Width: 34.5 in (87.5 cm)
Depth: 36 in (91.5 cm)
$27,780 ‒ 41,670
Rs 20,00,000 ‒ 30,00,000
Second from a limited edition of nine
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

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243

112

B VITHAL (1935‒1992)

Untitled
Signed 'B Vithal' (on the reverse)
Bronze
Height: 10 in (25.5 cm)
Width: 7.75 in (20 cm)
Depth: 6.75 in (17 cm)
$8,335 ‒ 11,115
Rs 6,00,000 ‒ 8,00,000
From a limited edition
PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist by a Portuguese
diplomat during his posting in India
Thence by descent

244

113

SATISH GUJRAL (1925‒2020)

Untitled

Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Burnt wood, leather, cowrie shell and ceramic beads
Height: 38.25 in (97.4 cm)
Width: 35.25 in (89.3 cm)
Depth: 7.5 in (19 cm)

$25,000 ‒ 30,560
Rs 18,00,000 ‒ 22,00,000

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New Delhi

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114

THOTA VAIKUNTAM (b.1942)

Untitled
Signed in Telugu, stamped and inscribed
'BRONZE AGE LONDON/ 1/9' (on the reverse)
Bronze
Height: 29.25 in (74 cm)
Width: 24.5 in (62.5 cm)
Depth: 22.25 (56.5 cm)
$25,000 ‒ 33,335
Rs 18,00,000 ‒ 24,00,000
First from a limited edition of nine
PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

“Women were and are the most important part of the society…
Their strength and liveliness was what inspired the society back
in the day and that is the reason behind their presence in my
works.” – THOTA VAIKUNTAM

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“I wanted to reflect society’s gaze, the way they perceive women.”

— G RAVINDER REDDY

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