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AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING RADHA ENVELOPED IN KRISHNA'S EMBRACE INDIA, KANGRA, CIRCA 1790-1800 | AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING RADHA ENVELOPED IN KRISHNA'S EMBRACE
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20,000 - 30,000 USD
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描述
- School of Sajnu
- Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold
- image 9 5/16 by 6 7/8 in. (23.6 by 17.4 cm.), unframed
Radha and Krishna are pictured in their bedchamber whose adjoining terrace opens out into a lotus pond with distant hills visible in the background.
來源
Sotheby's New York, March 19, 2008, lot 225.
Private Canadian Collection.
Private Canadian Collection.
展覽
The Cult of Krishna, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, August 2 - September 27, 1970.
Condition
Image in excellent overall condition. Minor creases to boarders. Flaking to cartouche on left and abrasions on palmettes on all four corners. Colors brighter than catalogue illustration. Displayed in a temporary frame for exhibition.
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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.
拍品資料及來源
Sajnu was an artist who originally hailed from Kangra, but later migrated to the court of Raja Isvari Sen (r. 1788-1826), the ruler of Mandi. Sajnu was a master of the stylistic conventions of the Kangra Valley. His lyrical works are characterised by their exceptionally delicate treatment of facial features, an extensive use of white and a preoccupation with geometric compositional devices, all seen in the present work. W. G. Archer comments that in some cases Sajnu's jagged angular rhythms violate realism for geometric drama (W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, Vol. 1, 1973, p. 316). This is manifest in the plethora of canted forms cascading through the picture plane and even in the exaggerated crook of Krishna's arm within which Radha rests.
For other paintings by Sajnu or his circle, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, Vol. 2, London and New York, 1973, p. 360-367.
For other paintings by Sajnu or his circle, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, Vol. 2, London and New York, 1973, p. 360-367.