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Lot 517

A POLYCHROME PAINTING ON COTTON, PICCHAVI

Estimated Value:

1.200 € - 1.800 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

North India, early 20th cent.
123cm (114cm ohne Rahmen) x136cm (121cm ohne Rahmen)
The painting is showing the blue Krishna in the centre standing on a throne, his hands grasping a floating scarf, elegantly dressed, bejewelled, his head topped with a turban surmounted by a fan, flanked to each side by a pair of dancing gopies and a couple of yogis, bordered by cartouches containing minute figures representing Krishna emanations, cows and lotuses in pond
From the collection of the designer Hans Theo Baumann (1924-2016), acquired in the 1970s - TRaces of age and wear, minor damages