Akbar Padamsee (Born 1928) India.

Crayon on Paper.

Measure 22 1/2"in H x 17 1/4"in W and 28"in H x 23"in W with frame.

Known for: Painting, film making, sculpture, photography and printmaking.

Padamsee was born in 1928 in Mumbai. After studying at the Sir J.J. School of Art, in Mumbai, he left for Paris, where he lived and worked during the 1950s, influenced in particular by Fauvist painters like Georges Rouault, and his use of heavy use of black outline. In 1965 he travelled to New York on a Rockefeller fellowship and was then invited to the University of Wisconsin-Stout, as an Artist-in-Residence. He returned to India in 1967 and was awarded the prestigious Nehru Fellowship in 1969. As part of this project, he established the Vision Exchange Workshop for artists and film-makers. He also made several short films, including SYGYZY, which animates a set of his geometrical drawings. He has had several solo exhibitions in India culminating in retrospectives in Mumbai and New Delhi. He has participated in important group exhibitions at the Centre National des Arts Plastiques, in Paris; the National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi; the Museum of Modern Art, in Oxford, UK; and at the Royal Academy of Arts, in London. His work has also exhibited at the Biennales of Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Venice. He lives and works in Mumbai.

Coral Gables Auction strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Coral Gables Auction regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only And should Not be relied upon as statements of fact, And do Not constitute a representation, warranty, Or assumption of liability by Coral Gables Auction.

All lots offered are sold "As Is".

For condition report please contact our auction house via email info.coralgablesauction@yahoo.com