Lot 12
  • 12

Jamini Roy

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jamini Roy
  • Untitled (King and Queen with Horse)
  • Signed in Bengali lower right
  • Tempera on card 
  • 30 x 40.4 cm. (11 ¾ x 15 ⅞ in.)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by a private collector who taught at the Goethe Institute in Kolkata circa early 1970s

Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Small abrasions are visible to the maroon paint, particularly in the upper left corner and right edge. Small losses are visible to the paint upon very close inspection. Due to the medium there are slight undulations to the card. This work is on good overall condition, as viewed.
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