Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces Series | March 2010

149 The Masterpieces SerieS 94 B huPen k hakhar (1934 – 2003) i. Lotus Serigraphic print on paper, 1993 Signed in Gujarati ‘Bhupen Khakhar’ l.rdated in English ‘93’ l.l. Titled in English ‘Lotus B16/18 ‘93‘ l.l. 19.6 x 15.5 in (49.8 x 39.4) ii. Sadhu Etching and drypoint on paper, 1984 S/d in Gujarati ‘Bhupen 84’ l.r. below the print 6.7 x 6.4 in (16.8 x 16.2) iii. Manilal Bathing Etching on paper, 1994 S/d in Gujrati ‘Bhupen 94’ l.r. below the print 6.5 x 6.2 in (16.5 x 15.9) iv. Dream Etching on paper, 1990 S/d in Gujarati ‘Bhupen Khakhar 90’ l.r. below the print 18.8 x 18.8 in (48.0 x 48.0) INR 360,000 – 540,000 US$ 7,500 – 11,250 (Set of 4) “Most of his work today is graphically infused with a sensuous celebration of the love of man for man…For me, what is striking about this brave painter is his quiet but certain insistence upon the lyrical naturalness of what gives meaning to his life in a society which has traditionally only been able to accommodate sexual diversity through rejection or ridicule… (yet) in recent years his work has been filled with love and tenderness in which both he and his older partner prominently figure – not for him the anguish and resentment of rejection from the bosom of society.” – T. Richard Blurton, rpt. in Bhupen Khakhar, ExC , Kapil Jariwala Gallery, 1995. ii iii iv