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Lot 15
Avinash Chandra (1931 - 1991) (Set of Three)
Estimate : 4,00,000 - 6,00,000

Born in Simla in 1931, Avinash Chandra was among the first Indian artists to attain worldwide acclaim. Shortly after he graduated from the Delhi Polytechnic - where he also taught for two years - Chandra moved to London. In 1951 he held his first one-man exhibition in India, showing the following years in Belfast, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm and in several cities in the UK. In 1964 he became the first Indian artist to exhibit at the Documenta in Kassel, West Germany.
Chandra started his career as a landscape artist, capturing the nostalgia and beauty of the mountains and nature. This set of three landscapes by the artists are a rare find, as soon after his move to London, Chandra significantly shifted his styles and painted the female body, adopting an organic fluidity and sexual motifs.


a) Avinash Chandra
Group of Huts
1951
35.6 X 50.8 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower left)


b) Avinash Chandra
Market at Gulmarg
1951
35.6 X 50.8 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower left)
(condition note: minor tear at the bottom edge)


c) Avinash Chandra
Untitled (Simla)
1949
45.7 x 32.4
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower right)


(Artist Photo courtesy: SADAA: South Asian Diaspora Arts Archive)

Hammer Price :
4,50,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 45000.00
Total
4,95,000
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Born in Simla in 1931, Avinash Chandra was among the first Indian artists to attain worldwide acclaim. Shortly after he graduated from the Delhi Polytechnic - where he also taught for two years - Chandra moved to London. In 1951 he held his first one-man exhibition in India, showing the following years in Belfast, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm and in several cities in the UK. In 1964 he became the first Indian artist to exhibit at the Documenta in Kassel, West Germany.
Chandra started his career as a landscape artist, capturing the nostalgia and beauty of the mountains and nature. This set of three landscapes by the artists are a rare find, as soon after his move to London, Chandra significantly shifted his styles and painted the female body, adopting an organic fluidity and sexual motifs.


a) Avinash Chandra
Group of Huts
1951
35.6 X 50.8 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower left)


b) Avinash Chandra
Market at Gulmarg
1951
35.6 X 50.8 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower left)
(condition note: minor tear at the bottom edge)


c) Avinash Chandra
Untitled (Simla)
1949
45.7 x 32.4
Signed, dated and inscribed in English (lower right)


(Artist Photo courtesy: SADAA: South Asian Diaspora Arts Archive)

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