Khakhar, Bhupen (Artist). Untitled (Champaner), 1996 | Painting
Estimates
₹60,000,000 - 80,000,000
$731,710 - 975,610
Winning Bid
₹144,000,000
$1,756,098
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
45975.67
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
2.40
Bhupen Khakhar | 10 Mar 1934 – 08 Aug 2003
ArtistBhupen Khakhar
TitleUntitled (Champaner)
MediumOil on canvas
Date1996
Size47.64 x 65.75 in (121.00 x 167.00 cm)
Lot Number13
Auction HouseSaffronart
Venue / LocationMumbai
Date of Auction13 March 2024
Type of AuctionOffline
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Property from the Collection of Karan Grover
Literary Reference
"Khakhar’s coming out in the course of the 1980s was probably the most courageous act of his life, and it may also prove to be one of the most consequential. The most striking change was that his art became explicitly confessional, as often as not including a self‒portrayal. The self is always juxtap..."
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