Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar (1922 – 2021) Actor and film producer Artist M. F. Husain (1915 – 2011) dated 1995, Acrylic on canvas 122 x 52 in. (309.9 x 132 cm.) In 1995, the iconic painter M.F. Husain encountered one of Indian cinema’s most legendary actors—Dilip Kumar—at a film screening. The film, titled Ek Aag Ka Dariya […]
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) Poet, Writer, Social reformer, Painter Artist Somnath Hore (1921 – 2006) dated 1980, Brush and Ink on paper 4.2 x 6 in. (10.7 x 15.2 cm.) Rabindranath Tagore, celebrated as a poet, philosopher, and polymath, entered the world of visual art in his sixties—a phase marked by spontaneous creativity & […]
Portrait of M. F. Husain
Portrait of M. F. Husain (1915 – 2011) Artist Homi Bhabha (1909 – 1966) dated 22-01-1961, Lithograph on paper 16.9 x 12.6 in. (42.9 x 32 cm.) Dr. Homi Bhabha, the visionary physicist and cultural patron, shared a deep admiration for the arts, particularly modern Indian painting. Among his lesser-known yet significant contributions are a […]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) a Lawyer, leader of Indian Independence Movement Artist Shiavax Chavda (1914 – 1990) dated 1948, Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.) This evocative oil painting captures the iconic visage of Mahatma Gandhi, a pivotal figure in India’s struggle for independence. The portrait, rendered by […]
Portrait of Jamini Roy
Portrait of Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972) Artist Gopal Ghosh (1913 – 1980) dated 1954, Ink on paper 7.1 x 6.3 in. (18 x 16 cm.) The two spontaneous line sketches by Gopal Ghosh, capturing the visages of Jamini Roy and Nandalal Bose, stand as an intimate visual testaments to the cultural camaraderie of Santiniketan […]
Portrait of Ashit Paul
Portrait of Ashit Paul (Born 1950) Artist Ramkinkar Baij (1906 – 1980) dated 21-05-1975, Ink on paper 12.8 x 9.1 in. (32.5 x 23.1 cm.) This spontaneous sketch by the legendary Ramkinkar Baij, drawn in 1975, captures the young artist Ashit Paul in a moment of vivid artistic exchange. Executed in bold, free-flowing pen lines, […]
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888 – 1975) Academician and former President of India Artist S. M. Pandit (1916 – 1993) circa 1970, Oil on card board 20.1 x 23.2 in. (51.1 x 58.9 cm.) The three portraits shown—of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Mahatma Gandhi, and Joseph Rudyard Kipling—are fine examples of the accomplished work of S.M. Pandit. […]
An Unidentified Royalty
An Unidentified Royalty Artist Syed Hasan Askari (1907 – 1969) dated 1938, Oil on canvas 40.6 x 30.7 in. (103.1 x 78 cm.) This portrait is an unidentified yet aristocratic-looking woman, richly dressed in a crimson saree woven with gold thread. Her pose is both regal and relaxed—leaning on an armrest, feet placed on a […]
Miss Wang Qingfang
Miss Wang Qingfang wife of renowned Chinese artist Artist Yagneshwar K. Shukla (1907 – 1986) dated 1948, Watercolour on paper Painting 20 x 17 in. (50.8 x 43.2 cm.) Scroll mounted in China 72 x 21.5 in. (182.9 x 54.6 cm.) This elegant portrait of Miss Wang Qingfang captures the poise and grace of a […]
Gyarsilal K Varma
Self portrait Fresco artist, Professor at Fine arts, Vadodara Artist Gyarsilal K Varma (1930 – 2000) circa 1980, Fresco on POP plate 12 x 8.25 x 0.75 in. (30.5 x 21 x 1.9 cm.) Varma was a traditionally trained craftsman from a lineage of masons in Jaipur, deeply rooted in the techniques of Rajasthani mural […]