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Lado Bai
(1954)

Untitled (Bhil Painting)



Lado Bai is a prominent Bhil artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. Her work draws from stories, mythology, rituals and her surroundings. Lado Bai's work caught the attention of artist Jagdish Swaminathan in the 1970s, who invited her to create work for the Roopankar museum in Bhopal. She often uses bright, deliberate colours to depict forms such as Pithora horses - an icon in the Bhil tradition - as well as other motifs that...



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  Lot 117 of 140  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
9-10 DECEMBER 2020

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Rs 3,57,840
$4,902

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Lado Bai
Untitled (Bhil Painting)

Signed twice in Devnagari (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 93.25 in (177.8 x 236.9 cm)

This work will be shipped in a roll

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Folk and Tribal


 









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