Lot 314
  • 314

A GRAY BUCK

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description

  • A GRAY BUCK
  • Opaque watercolor with ink and white bodycolor on paper
  • image: 4 3/4 by 6 in. (12.1 by 15.2 cm)

Provenance

Acquired 1992

Condition

Slight surface abrasions and slight stains and ink drops. Lower edges and four corners with evidence of restored areas. Verso: slight stains with sketch of a figure applied off center. Conservation framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

A lovely and sensitive study of the deer standing with gray-back and white flanks.  His clear eye and large horns so naturalistically rendered.  Inscribed above in red ink Takri script.

The verso bearing a black ink portrait of a Sikh sardar.