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Paintings By Indian Artist Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) Sold Well Cubist Figural Watercolor Brings $10,625 1889-1947), depicting a man in a robe clutching his chest as he stares off into the distance, finished at $5,938. Meegeren was known for his forgeries of famous works by Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Gerard ter Borch and J o h a n n e s Vermeer, among other artists. A late 19th/early 20th A Cubist figural watercolor painting by Maqbool Fida Husain (India, 1915-2011), century Malles large depicting a man and a woman on the back Goyard r e c t a n g u lar of a white horse, brought $10,625. French steamer and mythological arts. trunk that opened to one The auction featured fine removable tray with two liditems pulled from prominent ded compartments brought estates and collections across $5,312. The trunk was marked, New England, to include art- “Malles Goyard 233 Rue Saint work, decorative arts, col- Honore Paris Monte Carlo lectibles, Asian arts and other Biarritz,” on a metal tag and, objects. “Goyard,” on the top of the “Internet competition was lid. Each side was initialed fierce,” said Travis Landry, a “H.C.” in red letters. Bruneau & Co. auctioneer. An Odd Fellows taxidermy “This was a great auction to baboon hand lamp, made in round out 2021. It was a great the United States in the late year for us.” Internet bidding 19th or early 20th century, This painting by B. Prabha (India, 1933-2001), titled “Indian was facilitated by 22.75 inches tall, changed Women Painting,” of six Indian women walking with their L i v e A u c t i o n e e r s . c o m , hands for $4,375 (blowing past hair tied back, 30.5-by-77.5 inches, sold for $38,750. I n v a l u a b l e . c o m , its $250-$400 estimate). The B i d s q u a r e . c o m , taxidermy baboon hand was bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com surrounded by deep purple and the Bruneau mobile app velvet inside a clock case decon iTunes or GooglePlay. All orated with acanthus leaves prices quoted include the and a brass eye. The Odd buyer’s premium. Fellows was a non-political, A large mixed media portrait painting mounted to canvas, signed by Han Van Meegeren (Netherlands,
non-sectarian fraternal order founded in 1819 in Baltimore by Thomas Wildey. A Chinese Art Deco rug, made ca. 1920, featuring a blue, green, yellow, red and purple pictorial landscape over a red field surrounded by blue borders, sold to a determined bidder for $4,062. It, too, easily bested its estimate of $800-$1,200, despite some minor wear. The opening three lots
were circus sideshow banners, led by “That Strange Creature Obby Dobby Alive” by Fred G. Johnson (American, 1892-1990), considered to be the best sideshow circus banner artist in history. The banner, 7 feet, 10 inches by 9 feet, 7 inches, featured a large, colorfully painted iguana in a jungle setting. It sold for $3,750. For further information, visit www.bruneauandco.com.
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the November auction was the expected top lot, but it still sailed past its $15,000$20,000 estimate. The work depicted six Indian women with their hair tied back and long limbs, walking through a village, was signed by Prabha’s agent, Nayana Sarmalkar, and came with a certificate of authenticity. “It’s always nice to see an appreciation for a beautiful painting, as the Prabha soared over the estimate and sold to a collector in Illinois,” said Kevin Bruneau, Bruneau & Co’s president. The Husain watercolor depicted a man and woman in bright polychromatic outfits on the back of a white horse and sold within estimate. Dubbed “the Picasso of India,” Husain started off painting billboard signs in India but quickly developed his own style by blending together folk, tribal,
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Paintings by two renowned Indian artists took top lot honors in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ online-only Estate Fine Art and Antique Auction held Nov. 15. A work by B. Prabha (1933-2001), titled “Indian Women Painting,” soared to $38,750, while a Cubist figural watercolor by Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011), of a couple on horseback, realized $10,625. Both artists have appeared in past Bruneau & Co. auctions. In September, an oil-on-canvas Cubist painting by Husain, depicting a rider on the back of a wild horse, sold for $43,750. In March 2020, an equestrianthemed watercolor on paper by Husain realized $16,250. In that same auction, a figural oil-on-canvas by B. Prabha, titled “Woman with a Pear Basket,” brought $11,875. The B. Prabha painting in
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