Prabha, B. (Artist). Untitled (Two Women), 1959 | 00334039
Estimates
₹520,300 - 650,375
$8,000 - 10,000
Winning Bid
₹812,969
$12,500
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
1494.73
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.56
B. Prabha | 14 Apr 1905 – 20 Sep 2001
ArtistB. Prabha
TitleUntitled (Two Women)
MediumOil on card laid on board
Date1959
Size29.33 x 18.54 in (74.50 x 47.10 cm)
Lot Number51
Auction HouseSotheby's
Venue / LocationNew York
Date of Auction19 March 2018
Type of AuctionOffline
Provenance
Acquired by Thomas Gardner Allen from Kumar Gallery, New Delhi in the 1960s
Thence by descent
Tom Allen dedicated 12 years of his professional life serving as Cultural Attach for the U.S. State Department. He loved the culture and diversity of India, and through his association with Kumar Gallery, he acquired works of art, from various Indian artists, most notably Maqbool Fida Husain, Gulam Rasool Santosh and B. Prabha. Mr. Allen and his family lived in New Delhi (1953-58, 1962-65, 1970-71), Trivandrum (1969-70) and Calcutta (1971-73).
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