B. Vithal

Untitled

Lot No
19
Medium
Bronze
Year
-
Size
18.5 x 8.5 x 10 in.
Estimate
Rs. 2,00,000 - 3,00,000

Winning Bid

₹ 4,36,712

(Inclusive 15% margin)

additional information

Provenance : From a private Mumbai base collection, artwork was acquired by the present owner directly from the artist.

Artwork Size

Height of the figure - 6ft

about artist

Vithal was born in Maharashtra in 1935. He completed his bachelors from Sir J.J School of Art, Mumbai where trained to be a painter and sculptor. His compositions like many of his contemporaries at the time centre on the volatility of the human as well animal forms. He was married to fellow artist B Prabha in 1956, whose works resemble those of her husband’s human forms. He works canvasses as well as sculptures of the animal forms. His themes have a wide range from humans and animals incorporated with elements from his locale in Maharashtra.

Vithal lived and passed away in Mumbai, 1992.