Ramkumar (Artist). Varanasi Series, 1963 | Painting | 00356901
Estimates
₹4,000,000 - 6,000,000
$48,200 - 72,300
Winning Bid
₹3,360,000
$40,480
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
3010.75
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
0.84
Ramkumar | 23 Sep 1924 – 14 Apr 2018
ArtistRamkumar
TitleVaranasi Series
MediumOil on canvas
Date1963
Size23.62 x 47.24 in (60.00 x 120.00 cm)
Lot Number22
Auction HouseDeRivaz & Ives
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction09 December 2023
Type of AuctionOnline
Provenance
Acquired from Kunika Art Centre, New Delhi, prior to 1968 by a Hyderabad-based collector
Literary Reference
"Sitting on the steps of Manikarnika Ghat, watching dead bodies some brought from distant villages by boat, waiting for their turn for liberation, I almost felt the disappearing boundary line between life and death. The temples of death, the smoke rising from funeral pyres, the wailing of the relativ..."
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