Lot 6
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LAXMAN PAI | Kashmir - Srinagar Mohalla

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Laxman Pai
  • Kashmir - Srinagar Mohalla
  • Signed in Devanagari and signed, dated and inscribed '24 6/65 / Laxman Pai / Kashmir Srinagar Mohalla' lower right 
  • Ink and watercolor on paper 
  • 25⅞ x 18⅞ in. (65.6 x 48 cm.)
  • Painted in 1965

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in Calcutta circa 1970s

Exhibited

Calcutta, Academy of Fine Arts, Group exhibition, 1971

Condition

There is mild foxing and discoloration to the paper, particularly along the top edge. A spot of indentation to the paper in the upper left quadrant and a minute scuff along the top right edge is visible only upon very close inspection. This work is in overall good condition, as viewed. The work has not been inspected outside its frame.
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