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Lot 514
A POLYCHROME PAINTING ON COTTON, PICCHAVI
Estimated Value:
2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
North India, early 20th cent.171 x 127 cm
The centre of the painting is occupied by a roofed pavilion with offering baskets to its front, Krishna is placed within a niche is placed standing on a pedestal, one arm raised, the other behind his back, elegantly dressed, his head covered with a turban decorated with a fan, flanked by several smaller figures, two groups of female and male attendants to each side of the baskets, within a border consisting of cartouches with each an emanation of Krishna and the lower register with a band of cows and one of a lotus pond.
From a private German collection, acquired from Siegfrid Doege, Munich, 7 April 1991; a copy of the certificate is available - Minor traces of age and wear
