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Madhvi Parekh
(1942)

The Boy



Born in Sanjaya, a village in Gujarat, Madhvi Parekh reflects her rural influences in her stylized folk art.

Married to Manu Parekh, an artist from J.J.School of Art, Madhvi gained much of her exposure to art and inspiration for her paintings, from him. She explored the possibility of depicting her childhood memories through her paintings, where images of fantasy and early days are woven into her entire work, which lend it a surreal,...



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  Lot 93 of 135  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
17-18 DECEMBER 2024

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 15,60,000
$18,571

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Madhvi Parekh
The Boy

Signed in Devnagari and dated '95' (lower centre); inscribed and dated 'The boy/ 1995' (on the reverse)
1995
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 in (61 x 76 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Primitivism and Modern Indian Art, Mumbai: DAG, 15 November 2019 - 5 February 2020; New York: DAG, 15 March 2020 - 31 March 2021
Indian Blue: From Realism to Abstraction, New Delhi: DAG, 10 October – 13 December 2021

PUBLISHED
Kishore Singh ed., Giles Tillotson, Primitivism and Modern Indian Art, New Delhi: DAG, 2019, p. 408 (illustrated)
Indian Blue: From Realism to Abstraction, New Delhi: DAG, 2021, p. 172 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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