L14500

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Lot 4
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Three Kalighat Paintings

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Three Kalighat Paintings
  • Watercolour heightened with silver on paper
  • 44.5 by 28 cm. (17 ½ by 11 in.); 44.6 by 27.8 cm. (17 ⅝ by 11 in.); 44.5 by 27.5 cm. (17 ½ by 10 ⅞ in.)
  • (3)

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1970, lot 138, 139

Condition

All three paintings have been laid on paper, and are unframed. There are minor losses to the edges of the painting and minor scuffs, some staining and accretions throughout the surface of the painting. There are also minor scattered ink and paint spots inherent in the painting. 'An illustration to a Bengali proverb - 'Even a mouse will turn'' has a possibly repaired tear in the upper left corner.
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