Bid & Hammer is all set to hold its second auction of ‘Modern & Contemporary Indian Art’ in Bangalore on 15th June.

The upcoming sale has a cross-section of works comprising paintings, drawings, serigraphs and sculptures from the modern Indian master artists as well as the contemporaries.

Antonio Trindade’s 1933 oil on canvas - ‘Female nude under shadow of leaf’, J. Swaminathan’s 1960’s oil on canvas - ‘Reckoning Totem’, F. N Souza’s 1948 ink on paper - ‘Seated Nude’ and early works of A. R. Chughtai, Jogen Chowdhury, M. F. Pithawala, M. V. Dhurandhar and Jamini Roy besides compelling works of Sachida Nagdev (a 2004 triptych ‘Destruction & Hope’ that was exhibited at the Hyogo Museum in Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake), Shipra Bhattacharya, Sudhansu Sutar and Ravi Kashi amongst a host of others. The sale has a total of 101 lots at very affordable prices starting from as little as USD 600 and going up to USD 125,000 to encourage all discerning buyers.

The preview is on from the 5th until the 14th June between 11:00 am – 7:00 pm at Bid & Hammer Preview Hall: 226-1/1, 39th ‘C’ Cross, 8th Main Road, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 041. The catalogue is available online at www.bidandhammer.com

Posted: 06|10|08 at 9:36 am. Filed under: Asia.