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Lot 519
A POLYCHROME PAINTING ON COTTON, PICCHAVI
Estimated Value:
1.800 € - 2.800 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
North India, 19th cent.178 x140 cm ( m. R.), 166 x 124 cm ( o. R.)
The centre of the painting depicts an emanation of Krishna standing in samapada on a pedestal, both hands grasping a floating scarf, richly dressed and lavishly bejewelled, his head topped with a turban, flank to each side by a pair of gopies dancing below flowering trees, placed above him are several Hindu gods while below are depicted pavilions and various figures, within a border containing small cartouches with each a manifestation of the central god
From the collection of the designer Hans Theo Baumann (1924-2016), acquired in the 1970s - Wear, minor damages and traces of age
