Bhupen Khakhar by Amit Ambalal
Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003) by Amit Ambalal (b. 1943) dated: 2002 Watercolour on paper 20 x 29 in. (50.8 x 73.7 cm.) Bhupen Khakhar was born in Bombay in 1934. At his family’s insistence he went on to take a degree as Bachelor of Commerce and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Khakhar worked as an accountant […]
An English Teacher by Krishen Khanna
An English Teacher by Krishen Khanna (b. 1925) dated: 2001 Mixed media on paper 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.5 cm.) Krishen Khanna was born in 1925 in what is now Faislabad in Pakistan, he grew up in Lahore. He studied art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo […]
Thorn-birds by Esther David
Self Portrait (Thorn-birds) by Esther David (b. 1945) dated: 1997 Acrylic on canvas 18 x 14 in. (45.72 x 35.56 cm.) Esther David is a Jewish-Indian author, an artist and a sculptor based in Ahmedabad. When I asked her about this portrait, she wrote a letter to me describing her work: Dear Anil, When I […]
My childhood in Indore by M. F. Husain
My childhood in Indore by M. F. Husain (1915-2011) dated: 1981 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm.) M. F. Husain was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra in 1915. His mother Zainab died when he was only one and half years old. His father Fida remarried and the family moved to Indore […]
A train companion by Sudhir Patwardhan
A train companion by Sudhir Patwardhan (b.1949) dated: 1975 Oil on canvas 22 x 18 in. (56 x 45.5 cm.) Sudhir Patwardhan considers himself a painter of people. Born in Pune, Maharashtra in 1949, he graduated in medicine from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1972. Patwardhan, a practicing radiologist, runs a clinic in […]
C. R. Mandy by Francis Newton Souza
C. R. Mandy, Editor of ‘The Illustrated Weekly of India’ by Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) dated: 1955 Oil on canvas 22.5 x 16 in. (57 x 40 cm.) Mr. C. R. Mandy was the former editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India. He was very helpful to Souza in his early years and always appreciated his […]
An Urdu Teacher by Gobardhan Ash
An Urdu Teacher by Gobardhan Ash (1907-1996) dated: 1941 Oil on canvas pasted on board 15.4 x 12.4 in. (39.1 x 31.5 cm.) Gobardhan Ash was born in 1907 in Begampur, a village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. In 1926, he joined the Government School of Art in Calcutta and further studied at the Government […]
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman by N. R. Sardesai
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman by N. R. Sardesai (1885-1954) circa 1940 Pastel on paper 11.5 x 8 in. (29.4 x 20.2 cm.) N. R. Sardesai was born in a small village of Ratnagiri District in Maharashtra. He pursued his art studies at Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay. He taught as an art […]
Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III by M. V. Dhurandhar
Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III, (1863, r. 1875-1939) Maharaja of Baroda, G.C.S.I, G.C.I.E. by M. V. Dhurandhar (1867-1944) dated: 1937 Oil on canvas 19.5 x 15 in. (49.5 x 39 cm.) Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, was born at Kavlana in 1863, as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad, he was selected by the British Government as successor to Maharaja […]
Portrait of Lady by Jamini Prakash Gangooly
Portrait of Lady by Jamini Prakash Gangooly (1876-1953) circa 1930 Oil on canvas 22 x 18 in. (56 x 45.5 cm.) Jamini Prakash Gangooly was born in 1876 in the house of the Tagores at Jorasanko in Calcutta. His first initiations in art came from the young Abanindranath Tagore. Like many affluent gentleman artists, Gangooly was […]