Dhruva Mistry
(1957)
Seated Man
Dhruva Mistry's works range from small bronze sculptures and wall reliefs to maquettes and monumental site-specific creations made of materials such as sand, cement, fibreglass, plaster, stone and steel. The Gujarat-born artist studied at the M S University of Baroda from 1974 - 1981, followed by a stint at the Royal College of Art on a British Council scholarship. It was during his time in London that he created a series of fibreglass...
Dhruva Mistry's works range from small bronze sculptures and wall reliefs to maquettes and monumental site-specific creations made of materials such as sand, cement, fibreglass, plaster, stone and steel. The Gujarat-born artist studied at the M S University of Baroda from 1974 - 1981, followed by a stint at the Royal College of Art on a British Council scholarship. It was during his time in London that he created a series of fibreglass sculptures, including the present lot, of a life-sized nude male in various postures. Mistry was elected to the Royal Academy in 1991, became a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1993, and was knighted in 2001. He returned to India in 1997, where he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and head of the sculpture department at the M S University of Baroda until 2002. Consequently, his works combine influences from both places, and often explore cultural tensions. His sculptures have been installed at various public sites across the United Kingdom and Japan.
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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART: A SELECTION FROM THE AMAYA COLLECTION
4-5 DECEMBER 2018
Estimate
Rs 7,00,000 - 9,00,000
$10,145 - 13,045
Winning Bid
Rs 12,83,400
$18,600
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ARTWORK DETAILS
Dhruva Mistry
Seated Man
1981
Fibreglass
Height: 55.25 in (140.4 cm) Width: 18 in (45.7 cm) Depth: 31.25 in (79.5 cm)
This installation is meant to be mounted on a wall
EXHIBITED5th Triennale-India, New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 1982 Contemporary Indian Art , London: The Royal Academy of Arts, 1982 Dhruva Mistry: Work 1997 - 2001 , Mumbai: Sakshi Gallery, 19 February - 12 March 2001The Human Abstract , Mumbai: Jhaveri Contemporary, 1 April - 7 May 2016 PUBLISHED Pramod Ray, Dhruva Mistry: Work 1997 - 2001 , Mumbai: Sakshi Gallery, 2001 (illustrated)
Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative