Lot 186: JYOTI BHATT (B. 1934) Pouncing of Kombhodara oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 33 in. (63.8 x 83.8 cm.)

Name: JYOTI BHATT (B. 1934) Pouncing of Kombhodara oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 33 in. (63.8 x 83.8 cm.)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 691473ca48

Est: $6,000 USD - $8,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 11, 2019

Item Overview

Description

JYOTI BHATT (B. 1934)
Pouncing of Kombhodara
signed and dated in Gujarati (upper right); further signed, inscribed and titled ‘JYOTI. M. BHATT / FINE ARTS COLLEGE / BARODA – 2 / POUNCING OF KOMBHODARA’ and inscribed in Hindi (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 1/8 x 33 in. (63.8 x 83.8 cm.)
Painted in 1961

Artist or Maker

Jyoti Bhatt

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Dr. Thomas Poffenberger, Baroda, circa early 1960s
Thence by descent

Dr. Poffenberger was a visiting professor of Social Science at the M.S. University of Baroda from 1961 to 1965, supported by the Ford Foundation. He was a regular visitor to the Faculty of Fine Arts there, and purchased this painting at one of their annual Arts Festivals.

Auction Details

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

Christie's

September 11, 2019, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US

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