Bomanji, Pestonji (Artist). Opium Eater, 1908 | Painting
Estimates
₹300,000 - 8,510
$6,441 - 183
Winning Bid
₹425,000
$9,124
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
1302.39
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.42
Pestonji Bomanji | 1851 – 1938
ArtistPestonji Bomanji
TitleOpium Eater
MediumOil on board
Date1908
Size22.40 x 14.57 in (56.90 x 37.00 cm)
Lot Number66
Auction HouseOsian's
Venue / LocationMumbai
Date of Auction24 February 2001
Type of AuctionOffline
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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