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.)
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.)
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 […]
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 […]
Sir Phirozsha Mehta
Parsi Gentleman (Sir Phirozsha Mehta ?) by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1919 Oil on canvas 30.1 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61 cm.)
Parsi Lady wearing a khadi saree
Parsi Lady wearing a khadi saree by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1919 Oil on canvas 30.1 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61 cm.)
Mr. Edalji Dorabji Talati , B.A., J.P.
Mr. Edalji Dorabji Talati , B.A., J.P. (1849-1929) by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1920 Oil on board 7.9 x 5.5 in. (20 x 14 cm.) Eruchshaw Pestonji was the son of the famous Parsi realist Pestonji Bomanji. Just like his father, he joined the art fraternity and painted portraits for many prominent members of the Parsi community. It seems […]
Lady with mirror
Lady with mirror For Kaushlyadevi, Queen of Nadia State by Hemendranath Majumdar (1894-1948) circa 1940 Oil on canvas 43.7 x 31.9 in. (111 x 81 cm.) Hemendranath had an inclination towards pictorial art since childhood and was a student at the Jubilee Art School – Calcutta. Joining the school was his way of defying authority and the necessity […]
Shrimant Tataya Saheb Holkar I
Shrimant Tataya Saheb Holkar I Maharaja of Indore attributed to Dattatray D. Deolalikar (1893-1978) circa 1908 Oil on canvas 36.2 x 26 in. (92 x 66 cm.) Dattaray Damodar Deolalikar, was born in the Malwa region and was instrumental in beginning art training in Indore and Gwalior. He is also attributed to teaching thousands of students and […]
Sheth Premchand Raichand
Sheth Premchand Raichand (1831-1906) by M. Miyani dated: 1904 Oil on canvas 32 x 21.7 in. (81.3 x 55 cm.)