Sudhir Patwardhan

Sudhir Patwardhan is a prominent Indian contemporary artist born in 1949 in Pune, who trained as a radiologist while developing a parallel career as a self-taught painter. His figurative works sensitively depict the urban working class and everyday life in Indian cities, particularly Mumbai, rendered in a distinctive realist style with muted, earthy tones. He is widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of modern urban India, and his works have achieved significant recognition at major auction houses including Christie's and Saffronart.