A business tycoon from Mumbai
A business tycoon from Mumbai by K. P. Dabholkar dated: 1957 Oil on canvas 78.3 x 42.1 in. (199 x 107 cm.) During the later part of the century we could see a transformation in the depiction of the Indian industrialist or noble men. The portraits started to look more European in its stylization and description in terms […]
Chhaganlal Thakordas Modi
Chhaganlal Thakordas Modi (1857-1947) by B. A. Inamdar, Bombay dated: 1925 Oil on canvas 59 x 36.2 in. (150 x 92 cm.) During the late nineteenth century, philanthropy began to emerge as a particularly important means of establishing an identity as a person of authority among the Britishers and the general public. Influential local sheths started donating to […]
Bapu Sakharam Vautare
Bapu Sakharam Vautare by Unknown artist circa 1920 Opaque watercolour on paper pasted on cloth 34.3 x 24.8 in. (87 x 63 cm.)
Last Journey of Mahatma Gandhi
Last Journey of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Chromolithograph halftone printed at Brij Basi Press, Mathura, after a painting by Narottam Narayan Sharma, Nathdwara Size: 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cms.) Date of printing – 1948
A devotee businessman of the Swaminarayan sect
A devotee businessman of the Swaminarayan sect by Arjan Nathubhai, Rajkot dated: 1921 Oil on canvas 30 x 25.2 in. (76 x 64 cm.)
Independence is our Birth Right
Independence is our Birth Right, circa1940 Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by an Indian artist with reference of different photographs Size: 27.5 x 19.5 in. (69.8 x 49.5 cms.) Date of printing – 1946
Sheth Raoji Naranji
Sheth Raoji Naranji Kutchi Philanthropist from Mumbai by Unknown artist The Enlargephoto & Co., Fort, Mumbai circa 1930 Oil on canvas 30.3 x 24 in. (77 x 61 cm.) Painted photographs were becoming the norm of the day during the pre-independence era. A merging of the art of portrait painting and the photographic tradition took place so […]
Ruling Princes of India
Ruling Princes of India Senior princes who attended the Delhi Durbar in 1911, also known as Imperial Durbar. It was held three times, in 1877, 1903 and 1911, at the height of British empire. Chromolithograph printed in halftone by A. Vivian Mansell & Co., London, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: 19 x […]
Portraits of Mughal Emperors & Princes
Portraits of Mughal Emperors & Princes Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by a miniature artist Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – circa 1910
Portrait of father, M. F. Pithawala
Portrait of father, M. F. Pithawala (1872-1937) by Sorab M. Pithavalla dated: 1935 Oil on canvas 30.1 x 24.2 in. (76.5 x 61.5 cm.) Many artist children also took up portrait painting and earned a name for themselves in the art community. One such was Sorab Pithavalla, the second son of M. F. Pithawalla. He studied for […]