Bomanji, Pestonji (Artist). Opium Eater, 1908 | Painting
Estimates
₹300,000 - 8,510
$6,441 - 183Winning Bid
₹425,000
$9,124Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
1302.39
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.42
Pestonji Bomanji | 1851 – 1938
Title
Opium Eater
Medium
Oil on board
Date
1908
Size
22.40 x 14.57 in (56.90 x 37.00 cm)
Lot Number
66
Auction House
Osian's
Venue / Location
Mumbai
Date of Auction
24 February 2001
Type of Auction
Offline
Literary Reference
"Pestonji Bomanji was one of the first and finest Indian portrait painters from the academic school. As early as the mid 1880s his paintings sold from Rs. 250/- onwards. To put this in perspective, during the early 1950s artists such as MF Husain, KCS Paniker, Sailoz Mookherjea, NS Bendre, Mohan Sama..."
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Research Categories
2_FineArts
6_EconomicsArt
14_IndoWorld
Source
osians-india-the-passionate-detachment-24-february-2001-mumbai-auction-catalogue
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