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Rare Bombay Gymkhana sketch surfaces as club celebrates 150 years
Updated On: 25 June, 2025 06:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
Kapadia, the Kemps Corner-based collector who is into antique visual art related to the city and Western India with his venture called India Visual Art Archive (IVAA), cast an expert eye on the work and said, “It seems to be made in the late 1800s or the early 1900s. I bought it in 2022, at an art gallery near Bath in the United Kingdom (UK)
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Art Collector Mrinal Kapadia showcases the sketch of Bombay Gymkhana Club steward
A pencil sketch of a steward at the Bombay Gymkhana Club, part of art collector Mrinal Kapadia’s collection, is up for sale. The sketch Kapadia thinks has added resonance since the Club at Fort is marking its 150th anniversary this year. The sketch is captioned ‘The Steward — Bombay Gymkhana Club’ — Anonymous. (Undated, circa 1900)’. The caption was given by the artist. Kapadia has pegged the price at Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for the pencil sketch. Kapadia explained, “The price range is negotiable given the interest around the anniversary. It is an unsigned sketch, and the medium is ‘graphite on wove’ or ‘pencil sketch’ in layman’s terms.”
Reverse side of the paper with a lady and an unfinished sketch of the steward (right) Sketch of the steward. Pics/Ashish Raje
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