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Divine Romance
(10-3) 2010
Acrylic on Canvas
48 " X 35 "
$5000 unframed
An enchanted moment, especially for Mehera - just rising from their picnic, August 1937 near Cannes.
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Queen Mehera
(11-2) 2011
Acrylic on Canvas
54 " X 46 "
$5000 unframed
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Norina's Coat
(05-8) 2005
Oil on Canvas
14 " X 11 "
$1400 unframed
How many times do we see Baba borrowing clothing from His fortunate ones?
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Birthday Party No. 3
(09-1) 2009
Oil on Canvas
16 " X 20 "
$1800 unframed
Baba's personal "off-stage" glance was captured with a Brownie Camera by 11yr. old Deedee Eaton
at the Children's Birthday Party at Meher Center in 1958.
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My Great Uncle
(08-1) 2008
Acrylic on Canvas
52 " X 40 "
$5000 unframed
One of a new series of paintings which, in minimizing surrounding space and design elements, focuses more intently on the features of Meher Baba's face - the greatest design of all. Yet the warm personal expression reminds us of His immediacy - hence the familial title.
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Rahuri 1938
(94-2) 1994
Oil on Canvas
52 " X 40 "
$5000 unframed
Rahuri is the location of Baba's first mast ashram where He contacted spiritually intoxicated souls.
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The Real Me, No.3
(10-2) 2010
Oil on Canvas
20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
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Los Angeles, 1932
(09-3) 2009
Oil on Canvas
24 " X 20 "
Collection of the Artist
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Divine Darshan
(08-3) 2008
Oil on Canvas
20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
The glint in Baba's eye suggests his personal, individual love for us all.
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At the Samadhi
(08-4) 2008
Oil on Canvas
42 " X 54 "
Private Collection
A recent commission of the well-known pose on the gadi in front of the samadhi.
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The Real Me
(08-2) 2008
Oil on Canvas
24 " X 20 "
Private Collection
Another of the new series, this painting is from a 1926 studio photo taken in Ahmednager. When the photo was shown to Baba, He said without further explanation, "This is the Real Me."
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Baba with Cracker
(00-1) 2000
Acrylic on Canvas 54 " X 46 "
Private Collection
Pets were a natural part of Baba's surroundings, including Mehera's Scottish
terrier named Cracker. Here Meher Baba hugs Cracker at the resort area, Mahabaleshwar, in 1946.
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Untitled
(04-6) 2004
Oil on Canvas 20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
The brush allows the rendition of delicate detail and nuances of shadow, color, etc. Sometimes the artist tires
of such narrative expression. The painting knife makes a more suggestive form and encourages the viewer's eye to complete the image.
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The Awakener
(04-7) 2004
Oil on Canvas 24 " X 20 "
Private Collection
This image comes from a photo of Meher Baba taken in London in 1931. Another painting of this pose,
made by Charlie Mills, is in Baba's bedroom at Meherazad, India.
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Padri
(07-1) 2007
Oil on Canvas
20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
Padri headed the construction of much of Meherabad, including the Samadhi. Because he reminded Baba of a
Spanish priest, Baba gave him the nickname "Padri" and called him one of his main pillars of strength. This painting was done
from a 1974 photo taken in India by Isabel Ellis.
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Eruch
(09-2) 2009
Oil on Canvas
20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
What can one say of Eruch, the one chosen to speak for the Avatar?
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Long Lake Morning
(S03-6) 2003
Oil on Canvas 8 " X10 "
Private Collection
Meher Baba once said, "I invite man to break through all of his self created prisons, and taste of the unlimited life which
I bring."
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The Ancient One
(04-8) 2004
Oil on Canvas 20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
Here Meher Baba's appearance is similar to our idea of the face of Christ. Baba said this similarity is not really
accidental. This image is from the year Baba began keeping silence - 1925.
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Meher Baba 1956
(04-5) 2004
Oil on Canvas 20 " X 16 "
Private Collection
In 1956 Meher Baba again visited the United States. This painting was done from a photo of Baba taken
in a Washington D.C. studio.
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Meher Baba in London 1931
(05-1) 2005
Oil on Canvas 24 " X 20 "
Private Collection
This loose technique contrasts with and supports the refined rendering of Baba's left eye, the focal point of the painting.
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Guruprasad, Poona
(03-8) 2003
Oil on Canvas 30 " X 24 "
Private Collection
Guruprasad, an estate in Poona, was donated for use by Baba and His mandali for several hot summers.
Many followers came here for periodic darshan programs. This is one of a very few of the artist's paintings
done with both brush and painting knife.
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Untitled
(99-7) 1999
Acrylic on Canvas 52 " X 40 "
Private Collection
Behind Meher Baba's residence at Meherazad is Seclusion Hill where Baba spent much time in seclusion
doing his universal work.
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The Boathouse in Spring
(04-9) 2004
Oil on Canvas 12 " X 16 "
Private Collection
The use of the painting knife frees this landscape from detail to give a fresh look at the Boathouse in the Spring.
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Lake Grass
(S03-4) 2003
Oil on Canvas 8 " X 10 "
Private Collection
Lakeside at Meher Spiritual Center, in earshot of the pounding surf, awaits a quiet retreat. Lovely and peaceful Long Lake - perhaps the most healing waters of all.
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Boathouse & Bridge
(S03-2) 2003
Oil on Canvas 12 " X 16 "
Private Collection
Owned by Alexandra Marks, this boathouse oil painting found its way to her writing retreat - an old Connecticut farmhouse.
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The Boathouse
(02-7) 2002
Oil on Canvas 11 " X 14 "
Private Collection
The meticulously restored Italian gondola in this painting was built for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Seeing the "for sale" ad in the New York Times, Elizabeth Patterson purchased it for the Center and had it shipped to South Carolina by
rail.
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Untitled
(03-4) 2003
Oil on Canvas   36 " X 24 "
The Collection of Richard and Cindy Goll
In this painting, Meher Baba and Mehera were placed closer together than in the original photograph and
minor adjustments were agreed upon to assure a satisfying commission.
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The Real Me - Ahmednagar, 1926
(03-7) 2003
Oil on Canvas 14 " X 11 "
Private Collection
This portrait is from the 1926 photo taken in Ahmednagar. When Baba saw the photo, without
further explanation, He said, "This is the Real Me."
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Divine Silence - Poona Center May 1, 1964
(03-9) 2003
Oil on Canvas   20 " X 16 "
The Collection of Richard and Cindy Goll
This image comes from a professional photo taken in Poona, 1964, by Meelan Studio.
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Untitled
(03-10) 2003
Oil on Canvas 40 " X 30 "
Private Collection
In the artist's studio in 1990, a painting of Baba in a blue coat intrigued Dr. Beverly Whitmire. It had just been sold.
Fourteen years later, unable to forget that image of Baba, she returned to the artist's studio to commission her own painting.
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The Ocean of Love
(04-4) 2004
Oil on Canvas 40 " X 30 "
Private Collection
In this commission, the client requested an ocean at sunset for the background and the merging of two photographic images of Baba - one from the East, one from the West.
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