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The Popular Image - Vintage 20th Century Calendar Art from India (Series 1)
The Popular Image - Vintage 20th Century Calendar Art from India (Series 1)

The colonial era witnessed the arrival of new forms of printing that were used to disseminate the written word and images. Some of these, such as woodcuts, engravings and lithography, were conducive to the reproduction of images. While in the 19 th century chromolithography had already begun to make inroads into India, Raja Ravi Varma truly popularised the medium. In 1894 he set up a lithography studio through which he created prints of his paintings. These prints, that soon became a staple in many Indian homes, took on different afterlives. Prints inspired by Ravi Varma’s imagery came to be used in calendars published by businesses, devotional prints and a plethora of other surfaces thereby spawning an entire industry of popular imagery.

Sale No: 000039
( 33 lots )
13 July 2022, 12:00 AM to 28 July 2022, 11:08 PM
Bidding is closed

Auction Overview

No. Percentage
Total Lots 33 100%
Total Lots Sold 21 64%
Total Low Estimate Value 5,53,000
Total Sale Value 4,35,270

A list of the top 5 lots

Lot No. Lot Title Total Price (Incl. buyer’s premium) ()
Lot 33 Set of Six River Landscapes at Night 69,300
Lot 26 Vintage Advertisement Calendar, 1950's, Manilal Chandulal & Co. 37,400
Lot 11 Air- India Calendar March 1971 Cairo 24,860
Lot 8 Vintage Advertisement Calendar, 1967, I.C.I India Private Limited, Lord Balaji 24,640
Lot 9 Vintage Advertisement Calendar, 1962, Solar Works, Nataraja. 23,100
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
22,400
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2240.00
Total
24,640
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
21,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2100.00
Total
23,100
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
11,200
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1120.00
Total
12,320
Lot 11
Estimate  :   15,000 - 25,000
In 1971, Air India commissioned French artist Tomi Ungerer to create twelve advertising posters, each dedicated to a major city across the globe. Tomi Ungerer was an French (Alsatian) artist and writer. He published over 140 ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
22,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2260.00
Total
24,860
Lot 12
Estimate  :   15,000 - 25,000
In 1971, Air India commissioned French artist Tomi Ungerer to create twelve advertising posters, each dedicated to a major city across the globe. Tomi Ungerer was an French (Alsatian) artist and writer. He published over 140 ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
16,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1660.00
Total
18,260
Lot 13
Estimate  :   15,000 - 25,000
In 1971, Air India commissioned French artist Tomi Ungerer to create twelve advertising posters, each dedicated to a major city across the globe. Tomi Ungerer was an French (Alsatian) artist and writer. He published over 140 ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
17,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1760.00
Total
19,360
Lot 14
Estimate  :   15,000 - 25,000
In 1971, Air India commissioned French artist Tomi Ungerer to create twelve advertising posters, each dedicated to a major city across the globe. Tomi Ungerer was an French (Alsatian) artist and writer. He published over 140 ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
17,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1760.00
Total
19,360
Lot 15
Estimate  :   12,000 - 15,000
One of the artists, C. Kondiah Raju was a popular Calendar artist well known for his depictions of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in a typical style, amalgamating the features of contemporary calendar art and traditional South Indian ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
12,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1260.00
Total
13,860
Lot 16
Estimate  :   15,000 - 18,000
This is an offset print of Dhanalakshmi published by S.I.O.P SVKS by Prabhat Pictures and Co Bangalore.
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
13,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1360.00
Total
14,960
Lot 17
Estimate  :   18,000 - 24,000
This offset print was patinted by R A Bhonsle from The Art School, Madura and printed by the Madura Mills Co Ltd. the 1960s.
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
17,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1700.00
Total
18,700
Lot 22
Estimate  :   15,000 - 18,000
This is an offset print by Ravi printed in 1968 by M S Maniam & Co. from Chennai.
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
14,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1460.00
Total
16,060
Lot 23
Estimate  :   15,000 - 18,000
This is an offset print by Mani Ram printed in 1969 by M S Maniam & Co. from Chennai.
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
15,600
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1560.00
Total
17,160
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
21,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 2100.00
Total
23,100
Lot 26
Estimate  :   28,000 - 38,000
Mohan Lal Sharma, born 1935 in India. He studied art with his father, a painter of religious art and portraits of Royal Families of Jodhpur. He studied with famous artist A.H. Muller for eight years. He completed the inter grade ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
34,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 3400.00
Total
37,400
Lot 27
Estimate  :   12,000 - 18,000
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
14,300
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1430.00
Total
15,730
Lot 28
Estimate  :   10,000 - 15,000
One of the artists, C. Kondiah Raju was a popular Calendar artist well known for his depictions of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in a typical style, amalgamating the features of contemporary calendar art and traditional South Indian ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
13,300
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1330.00
Total
14,630
Lot 29
Estimate  :   10,000 - 15,000
One of the artists, C. Kondiah Raju was a popular Calendar artist well known for his depictions of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in a typical style, amalgamating the features of contemporary calendar art and traditional South Indian ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
12,300
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1230.00
Total
13,530
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
10,300
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1030.00
Total
11,330
Lot 31
Estimate  :   9,000 - 12,000
One of the artists, C. Kondiah Raju was a popular Calendar artist well known for his depictions of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in a typical style, amalgamating the features of contemporary calendar art and traditional South Indian ...
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
9,100
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 910.00
Total
10,010
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
16,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 1600.00
Total
17,600
Lot 33
Estimate  :   60,000 - 80,000
The lot has ended
Hammer Price :
63,000
+ Buyer premium (10 %)
 6300.00
Total
69,300
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