Introduction
- Date of Birth
- 18 Mar 1867
- Zodiac sign
- Pisces
- Date of Death
- 01 Jun 1944
- Age
- 77
- Place of Birth
- Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
- Place of Death
- Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
- State Country of Birth
- Maharashtra, India
- State Country of Death
- Maharashtra, India
1885
- Had his primary and secondary education at the famous Rajaram High School, Kolhapur, India
1890
- Studied under the tutelage of John Griffiths, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India
1890 – 1895
1896
- Teacher, Department of Drawing and Painting, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India
1897
- Illustrated Griffiths' article in the Joumal of Indian Art
1910
- Headmaster, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India
1914
- Book illustrations for C.A. Kincaid's 'Deccan Nuisely Tales'
1918
- Inspector of Drawing and Craft, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India
1918 – 1931
1919
- Indian Director, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India
1919 – 1935
1921
- Assigned to decorate pylons, erected in honour of the visit of the Prince of Wales
1924
- Book illustrations for Otto Rothfield's 'Women of India'
1934
- Completed the paintings housed at Kusum Vilas Palace, Chhota Udaipur, India
- The first Indian to design ethnographic postcards which were sent to Germany for printing
- Cartoonist of the Gujarati periodicals 'Aram' and 'Bhoot.' Executed murals at the Law Room, Imperial Secretariat, New Delhi, India
Exhibitions
1904
- Madras Fine Arts Exhbition, Chennai, India
1905
- Congress Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition, Kolhapur, India
1907
- Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition, Pandharpur, India
1909
- Madras Fine Arts Exhbition, Chennai, India
1919
- Art and Industrial Exhbition, Jalgaon and Varanasi, India
1930
- India House, London, UK
1994
- Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2001
07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001
2002
- Art Today, New Delhi, India
01 Aug 2002 to 08 Aug 2002
- A Historical Epic: India in the Making 1757-1950, Curated Exhibition-Auction by Neville Tuli, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
19 Jul 2002 to 27 Jul 2002
2003
- Manifestations, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at World Trade Center, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2004
- Manifestations II, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
12 Oct 2004 to 18 Oct 2004
- David Sassoon Library and Reading Room, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, India
19 Oct 2004 to 24 Oct 2004
- Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, India
2005
- Manifestations III, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, at Nehru Centre, Mumbai; Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
2007
- An Historical Epic: India in the Making: Part III, From The Osian's Archive Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
13 Aug 2007 to 25 Aug 2007
2010
2011
- Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
- Drawings, Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
- Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011
- Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011
2013
- Manifestations X: 75 artists, 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
30 Dec 2013 to 08 Mar 2014
2014
- Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses in 19th & 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
18 Mar 2014 to 31 May 2014
2015
2016
- Womanhood: Through The Eyes of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
27 Feb 2016 to 27 Mar 2016
2017
- Group Show, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
14 Sep 2017 to 28 Sep 2017
- Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art. Edition II, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New Delhi, India
01 Mar 2017 to 30 Jun 2017
2018
2019
- Gods, Goddesses And Mythologies, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
17 May 2019 to 12 Jun 2019
2021
- Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India
12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021
- New Found Lands, The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) Mumbai, India
27 Nov 2021 to 19 Apr 2021
- New Found Lands, The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New York, USA
02 Apr 2021 to 30 Jun 2021
2023
- Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 02, DAG, New Delhi, India
11 Feb 2023 to 26 Mar 2023
- Iconic: Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 03, DAG Modern, New Delhi, India
26 Nov 2023 to 16 Dec 2023
2024
- Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) Mumbai, India
25 Aug 2024 to 02 Nov 2024
- 88 Years - 88 Masterpieces, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
25 Jan 2024 to 02 Feb 2024
- Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India
03 Feb 2024 to 30 Mar 2024
DAG (Organiser). Changing Images, 2001 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883502
1994
- Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2004
12 Oct 2004 to 18 Oct 2004
- David Sassoon Library and Reading Room, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, India
19 Oct 2004 to 24 Oct 2004
- Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, India
2018
Dhurandhar, M.V. (Artist). "Shringar", 2004 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859068
1904
- Madras Fine Arts Exhbition, Chennai, India
1905
- Congress Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition, Kolhapur, India
1907
- Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition, Pandharpur, India
1909
- Madras Fine Arts Exhbition, Chennai, India
1919
- Art and Industrial Exhbition, Jalgaon and Varanasi, India
1930
- India House, London, UK
2001
07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001
2002
- Art Today, New Delhi, India
01 Aug 2002 to 08 Aug 2002
- A Historical Epic: India in the Making 1757-1950, Curated Exhibition-Auction by Neville Tuli, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
19 Jul 2002 to 27 Jul 2002
2003
- Manifestations, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at World Trade Center, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2004
- Manifestations II, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2005
- Manifestations III, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, at Nehru Centre, Mumbai; Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
2007
- An Historical Epic: India in the Making: Part III, From The Osian's Archive Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
13 Aug 2007 to 25 Aug 2007
2010
2011
- Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
- Drawings, Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
- Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011
- Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011
2013
- Manifestations X: 75 artists, 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
30 Dec 2013 to 08 Mar 2014
2014
- Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses in 19th & 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
18 Mar 2014 to 31 May 2014
2015
2016
- Womanhood: Through The Eyes of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
27 Feb 2016 to 27 Mar 2016
2017
- Group Show, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
14 Sep 2017 to 28 Sep 2017
- Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art. Edition II, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New Delhi, India
01 Mar 2017 to 30 Jun 2017
2019
- Gods, Goddesses And Mythologies, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
17 May 2019 to 12 Jun 2019
2021
- Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India
12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021
- New Found Lands, The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) Mumbai, India
27 Nov 2021 to 19 Apr 2021
- New Found Lands, The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New York, USA
02 Apr 2021 to 30 Jun 2021
2023
- Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 02, DAG, New Delhi, India
11 Feb 2023 to 26 Mar 2023
- Iconic: Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 03, DAG Modern, New Delhi, India
26 Nov 2023 to 16 Dec 2023
2024
- Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) Mumbai, India
25 Aug 2024 to 02 Nov 2024
- 88 Years - 88 Masterpieces, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
25 Jan 2024 to 02 Feb 2024
- Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India
03 Feb 2024 to 30 Mar 2024
DAG (Organiser). Changing Images, 2001 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883502
Chronicled Highlights
Economics of Art
Record-high lots12
Public Auction Market (1987–2026) | Select Indicators
Annual Auction Sale Turnover
It aggregates all sales across global auction houses into yearly totals.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The turnover graph highlights periods of strong growth, moments of market correction, and resilience during downturns. Peaks often align with landmark works coming to public auction, while troughs may indicate reduced supply or weaker demand. Over time, the curve illustrates the overall trajectory of M V Dhurandhar’s public auction market presence.
Average Sale Price Per Lot
It smooths out fluctuations caused by the quantity of works offered and focuses on the Average Sale Price level per artwork.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
Rising average sale prices indicate growing collector confidence and a stronger willingness to pay higher amounts per work. Assuming the mix of mediums remains relatively stable over time, the proportion of works on paper typically priced lower than works on canvas adds important context to understanding these market movements.
Square Inch Rate Trend
This allows fair comparisons between smaller works and larger canvases.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The Square Inch Rate shown in the graph combines various medium types such as canvas, paper, board, and others. Historically, works on canvas and board have broadly commanded higher prices compared to works on paper.
1891
- Award, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1892
- Awarded Gold Medal, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1894
- Awarded Mayo Medal, Lahore, Pakistan
1895
- Awarded Gold Medal for his Painting 'Do You Come Laxmi?', Bombay Art Society ,Mumbai, India
1904
- Awarded Gold Medal, The Bombay Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition, Mumbai, India
1905
- Congress Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition, Kolhapur, India
1907
- Gold Medal, Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition, Pandharpur, India
1909
- Nivedh, Madras Fine Arts, Chennai, India
1910
- Gold Medal for the work 'Bride's Maids', Art and Industrial Exhibition, Jalgaon, India
1914
- Gold Medal, Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition, Gwalior, India
1922
- Governor's Prize, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1927
- Received the title of 'Rao Bahadur' from the British Government
1940
- Awarded by Shri Panth Pratinidhi of Aundh State
1952
- President of India appreciated his statue made by Bal Chowan. Exhibited at the Centenary Celebration of Rajaram High School, Kolhapur, India
1997
- To commemorate Dhurandhar's 53rd death anniversary, his daughter converted his home into a museum
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