Unidentified Parsi lady
Unidentified Parsi lady by M. F. Pithawala (1872-1937) dated 1906 Oil colour on photograph 28.3 x 24.4 in. (72 x 62 cm.) Many portraits were made using photographs of people as a reference or painting on the photographs itself. Such works were generally commissioned for the deceased, where the artist’s imagination of how the person […]
Rajratna Dinshaw Rattonjee Daboo, B. A.
Rajratna Dinshaw Rattonjee Daboo, B. A. (born 1885) A prominent citizen of Navsari by M. F. Pithawala (1872-1937) dated 1935 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.) He joined his father’s business of Forest Public Works and liquor distillation contracts in 1912. He also became a member of Navsari Municipality in […]
Ardesar Kaikobad Modi
Ardesar Kaikobad Modi (born 1887) A.M.I.E., (Ind.), (Eng.), L.M.E., A.I.E.E., Chartered Engineer by M. F. Pithawala (1872-1937) circa 1930 Oil on canvas 57 x 35.5 in. (145 x 90 cm.) He was an electrical and mechanical engineer and opened his firm, Pioneering Electric Company in Bombay. He was a patentee in India and England for […]
Dosabhoy Bejomjee Kharas, B. A.
Dosabhoy Bejomjee Kharas, B. A. (1867-1931) A Bombay educationist by Unknown artist circa 1920 Oil on canvas 26.5 x 22 in. (67.3 x 56 cm.) He became proprietor and principal of a high school situated at Gowalia Tank road, and soon found himself very popular with his students. After his death, the school was run […]
Mr. Cawasjee Jehangir Pestonjee Banajee
Mr. Cawasjee Jehangir Pestonjee Banajee A well-known textile engineer by follower of Raja Ravi Varma circa 1910 Oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.) He was a well-known textile engineer who worked as an apprentice at the Empress Mills in 1900 for almost 20 years, earning himself a good reputation. He […]
Khan Bahadur Bejonjee Merwanjee Damri
Khan Bahadur Bejonjee Merwanjee Damri (1843-1919) The grand old man of Kathiawar attributed to Raja Ravi Varma circa 1900 Oil on canvas 23.6 x 18 in. (59 x 45.5 cm.) His family had migrated to Kathiawar in 1825. Despite not having college education, he joined Government service in 1863 and was later appointed as Karbhari […]
Unidentified Parsi girl
Unidentified Parsi girl by Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) circa 1890 Oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. (47.7 x 35.6 cm.) Varma was known to paint a lot of Parsi children and record the realism of their affluent life. This portrait is impressive for the depth of skin coloured tones used. It brings out the […]
Mr. Nowroji Dorabji Dittia
Mr. Nowroji Dorabji Dittia (1860-1926) Dramatist, actor and one of the founders of Indian Theatre by ACA Hosain dated 19-3-1893 Oil colour on photograph 15.5 x 11.3 in. (39.4 x 28.6 cm.) The surname “Dittia” was adopted under peculiar circumstances after an incident and also followed by his descendants. Belonging from a shipbuilders family, Nowroji […]
Bai Pirojbai Framji Dossabhai Mama
Bai Pirojbai Framji Dossabhai Mama by ACA Hosain dated 1886 Oil colour on photograph 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.) She was the grand daughter of the well-known Seth Jeejeebhai Dadabhai. She worked selecting and supplying for the dressing material for the J. N. Petit Parsi Boys’ Orphanage for the rest of her […]
Ratanbai Rustomji Dalal
Ratanbai Rustomji Dalal by Muncharam M., Surat dated 01-02-1867 Oil on canvas 23.6 x 19.7 in. (60 x 50 cm.)