Bakre, S.K. (Artist). Portrait, 1959 | Painting | 00357365
Estimates
₹2,800,000 - 3,200,000
$34,150 - 39,025
Winning Bid
₹7,800,000
$93,976
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
9090.45
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
2.79
S.K. Bakre | 10 Nov 1920 – 18 Dec 2007
ArtistS.K. Bakre
TitlePortrait
MediumOil on masonite
Date1959
Size36.02 x 23.82 in (91.50 x 60.50 cm)
Lot Number21
Auction HouseSaffronart
Venue / LocationMumbai
Date of Auction13 December 2023
Type of AuctionOffline
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Mr. Absalom Peters, London, 1970s (Mr. Peters was a friend of the artist. For a short time in the 1970s, they shared a flat in London where the artist used the back bedroom as a studio. Bakre gifted this work to Mr. Peters upon returning to India permanently)
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above
Literary Reference
" I paint as I like. It is a compelling passion with me to keep alive and I cannot help painting or sculpting. "S.K. Bakre rpt. in Sa.Mum/13.12.23, Lot 21
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