B Prabha

"It is my aim to paint the trauma and tragedy of women"

B. Prabha was born in the village of Bela, near Nagpur in Maharashtra in 1933. Growing up in a close-knit middle-class family, she studied at the Nagpur School of Art and went on pursue a Diploma in Painting and Mural Painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. Although she worked mostly with oils on canvas, this modern painter did explore several media,...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1958 First Prize at the Bombay State Art Exhibition
  • Received All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award, New Delhi
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    Lot 61 Details

    Winter Online Auction 5 December 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas board

    28 x 17.5 in



    Lot 67 Details

    25th Anniversary Evening Sale 3 December 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    30 x 46 in



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    Summer Online Auction 18-19 June 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on Masonite

    26.5 x 24.5 in

    Winning bid
    $31,200
    Rs 26,52,000
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    Summer Online Auction 18-19 June 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    30 x 30 in

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    $36,000
    Rs 30,60,000
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    Lot 14 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 25 November 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Bronze

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    Winning bid
    $8,182
    Rs 7,20,000
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    Lot 2 Details

    Friday Five 31 October 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Bronze

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    Winning bid
    $9,545
    Rs 8,40,000
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    Lot 16 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 3 September 2024

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Serigraph on paper

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    Winning bid
    $361
    Rs 30,000
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    Lot 23 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays: Prints 5 December 2023

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Serigraph on paper

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    Winning bid
    $434
    Rs 36,000
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    EXHIBITIONS            
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    Lot 21 Details

    Framing India: An Exhibition of Modern Indian Art. 10-16 November 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    30 x 24.75 in




    Lot 22 Details

    Framing India: An Exhibition of Modern Indian Art. 10-16 November 2025

    B Prabha

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    21.25 x 44 in




    Lot 374 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    B Prabha

    Mother & Child

    Watercolour on paper

    19 x 11.75 in




    Lot 375 Details

    Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

    B Prabha

    Seated Women

    Watercolour on paper

    12 x 18 in




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