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AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING A POET HOLDING A BOOK
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- AN ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING A POET HOLDING A BOOK
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 5 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.3 by 7.3 cm);
- folio: 11 5/8 by 8 in. (29.5 by 20.3 cm) unframed
Literature
Alice Heeramaneck, Masterpieces of Indian Painting formerly in the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collections, Verona, 1984, p.160 and 211, pl .187
Condition
Very good overall condition, slight abrasions to green background of image and the brown coat worn by the scholar. Losses to leaves on the border (showing as white) clearly visible in catalog illustration. The colors are slightly darker and richer in reality. Exhibited in a temporary frame.
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.
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
This painting probably of a Sufi poet or scholar depicts him standing against a verdigris sky and small hillside with just a hint of landscape on the low horizon line. He holds a single red leather bound volume tucked under one arm and a long thin cane close to his chest.
The painting was likely owned at one time by the French dealer Georges Demotte as evidenced by the panel of lapis blue and gold arabesques just below the poet’s feet which was once certainly a small section of a border from a folio of the Farhang-i-Jahangiri Persian language lexicon created for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1608. These very recognizable borders were trimmed and laid-in to enlarge Mughal paintings in Demotte’s possession. A lovely quality miniature possibly attributable to Miskina.
Refer to J.P. Losty, A Princes Eye: Imperial Mughal Paintings from a Princely Collection, London, 2014, cat. 1D.