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Drawings & paintings

Portraits, pencil sketches, colour studies and paintings, followed by his cricket cartoons for the Chaprak Diwali Ank and a pencil study of Narasimha. Tap any picture to view it full-size.

Portraits & studies · व्यक्तिचित्रे

Drawings and paintings

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: An elder with a rosary — pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: G. D. Madgulkar — pencil portrait

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: P. L. Deshpande — pencil portrait

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Portrait of an elderly lady — colour pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Devotional portrait — colour pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: A sadhu — colour pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Eyes — colour-pencil study

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Eyes — pencil study

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: A woman’s face — blue pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: House sparrow — colour pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Wine glass still life — colour pencil

Artwork by Sunil Bhatambrekar: Abstract — colour painting

Chaprak Diwali Ank · क्रिकेट

The cricket series

Tap any cartoon to view it full-size.

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “चेकचं मॉडेल जरा लहान का नाही केलं?” — Why couldn’t they make the prize cheque a little smaller?

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “चेकवर खाडाखोड आहे, बँकेत घेतील ना?” — There’s an overwriting on the cheque. Will the bank accept it?

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “इतकी जोरात मूठ आपटतात का रे? मनगट फ्रॅक्चर झालं ना!!” — Who bumps fists that hard? Now the wrist is fractured!

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “थांबा, आधी ते हेल्मेट, गॉगल्स, कॅप काढा, चेहरा दाखवा आणि मगच खेळा..” — Wait! Helmet, goggles, cap off. Show us your face first, then play.

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “व्हॉट अ कॅच..!” — What a catch! (One fielder on another’s shoulders.)

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “तो काही चांगला खेळाडू नाही, पण कॅच पकडल्यावर डान्स चांगला करतो, म्हणून त्याला टिममध्ये घेतलंय…” — He’s no great player, but he dances well after a catch, so he’s in the team.

Cricket cartoon by Sunil Bhatambrekar: “अंपायर, हा बॅट्समन गेले दहा-पंधरा मिनिटे नुसता व्यायाम करतोय… काय करायचं?” — Umpire, this batsman has been doing warm-ups for fifteen minutes. What do we do?

Pencil studies · रेखाचित्र

Narasimha, 2020

A patient graphite study of the seated Narasimha. Every ornament, fold of cloth and lotus petal is rendered by hand.

The same draughtsmanship runs through his books. He illustrated Dadarayan, Manusgiri, Mix Veg and Vyakti Titkya Kruti himself. As Mangala Godbole writes, his drawings prove how visually he writes.

See the illustrated books