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PROPERTY FROM THE ARTIST'S FAMILY COLLECTION
63
N S BENDRE
(1910 ‒ 1992)
Untitled
Signed and dated in Devnagari (upper left)
1957
Oil on masonite board
23.5 x 47.5 in (59.4 x 120.5 cm)
Rs 30,00,000 ‒ 40,00,000
$ 47,620 ‒ 63,495
N S Bendre was equally adept at portraits, landscapes and
still‒lifes. Over six decades, he experimented with Cubism,
Expressionism and Pointillism to express classically Indian
subject matter, including birds, animals, humans, and Indian
village scenes. The present lot, a painting of two langurs, was
made in 1957, when he was teaching at the Faculty of Fine Arts,
M S University Baroda. Bendre was well‒known for his paintings
en plein air
, and he would often take his students outdoors to
paint from nature. Langurs are a common sight in many parts of
India, both rural and urban. Here, Bendre paints one observing
the other without much of a background or context. The soft
colour palette is dominated by shades of brown, against which
the two animals are placed to dramatic effect, their tails creating
movement across the canvas.
PROPERTY FROM THE ARTIST'S FAMILY COLLECTION
62
N S BENDRE
(1910 ‒ 1992)
Untitled
Circa 1940s
Watercolour on board
21.75 x 18 in (55.1 x 45.5 cm)
Rs 7,00,000 ‒ 9,00,000
$ 11,115 ‒ 14,290