Bid & Hammer’s Modern & Contemporary Indian Art auction on 15th June
Bangalore, India: After the well received opening preview in Chennai on 2nd June 08, Bid & Hammer is all set to hold its second auction of ‘Modern & Contemporary Indian Art’ in Bangalore on 15th June.
The upcoming sale has a cross-section of works comprising paintings, drawings, serigraphs and sculptures from the modern Indian master artists as well as the contemporaries.
Antonio Trindade’s 1933 oil on canvas – ‘Female nude under shadow of leaf’, J. Swaminathan’s 1960’s oil on canvas – ‘Reckoning Totem’, F. N Souza’s 1948 ink on paper – ‘Seated Nude’ and early works of A. R. Chughtai, Jogen Chowdhury, M. F. Pithawala, M. V. Dhurandhar and Jamini Roy besides compelling works of Sachida Nagdev (a 2004 triptych ‘Destruction & Hope’ that was exhibited at the Hyogo Museum in Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake), Shipra Bhattacharya, Sudhansu Sutar and Ravi Kashi amongst a host of others. The sale has a total of 101 lots at very affordable prices starting from as little as USD 600 and going up to USD 125,000 to encourage all discerning buyers.
The preview is on from the 5th until the 14th June between 11:00 am – 7:00 pm at Bid & Hammer Preview Hall: 226-1/1, 39th ‘C’ Cross, 8th Main Road, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 041. The catalogue is available online at www.bidandhammer.com
Chairman & Managing Director Mr. Maher Dadha said about the auction “In this sale we have offered a collection of works by artists, from the Colonial era to the present day Post-Modernist epoch, spanning a wide panorama of time in the cultural history of India. With this offering we have endeavoured to bring forth some of the unsung gems by artists in their formative and concluding years alongside the brilliant achievements of their peak”
Based in Bangalore, Bid & Hammer Auctioneers (P) Ltd plans to hold two more auctions this year with an Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints & Photography sale slated for September 2008 and a Works of Art & Modern and Contemporary Indian Art sale slated for December 2008.
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