Rating and value of paintings, drawings, sculptures by Akbar Padamsee

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Rating and value of the artist Akbar Padamsee

An essential figure of modern Indian painting, Akbar Padamsee is a prodigious painter of the 20th century who has acquired a certain renown, based on his paintings, watercolor drawings, prints, but also his sculptures. For almost forty years, his works have been auctioned at prices ranging from €240 to €2,400,775, a substantial delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. One of his paintings (oil on board) entitled Women with corn sold for €2,400,775 in 2023, whereas it was estimated at between €912,250 and €1,368,775.  

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Style and technique of artist Akbar Padamsee

Abkar Padamsee is one of the pioneers of modern Indian painting. He uses several artistic techniques including oil painting, painting on cardboard, acrylic, charcoal, printmaking, as well as sculpture.

Akbar Padamsee's life

Akbar Padamsee was born in Bombay in 1928, into a family originally from Guajarat, who belonged to an artistic caste, being notably court musicians. His father was a real-estate businessman who also ran a furniture and glassware company. Akbar Padamsee began copying images from magazines at a young age, and learned watercolor techniques at high school. In Bombay, he meets the painter Raza, who becomes his friend and invites him to follow him to Paris. He met Stanley William Hayter, who became his mentor.

In 1954, he held his first exhibition in Bombay. His success was rapid and his rise in Indian artistic circles was meteoric. Having achieved international renown, he left for an artistic residency at the University of Winsconsin-Stout and presented a monograph at the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, which met with some success.

Through his status as an artist, he helped organize several contemporary art events and assisted several Indian museums.

He died in 2020, aged 91.

Padamsee's imprint on his period

Akbar Padamsee leaves a significant mark on the history of twentieth-century art, and is one of his country's best-known painters. His considerable artistic output is the result of hard work and a long career. Padamsee is one of the highest-rated contemporary artists on the art market today.

Recognize the artist's signature

Padamsee simply signs his canvases with his name in cursive script, at the bottom of his canvas.

Getting to know the value of a work

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