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A EUROPEAN COURTESAN, INDIA, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, OUDH, CIRCA 1770-80 |
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- painting: 11 by 7cm.leaf: 41.4 by 28.9cm.
gouache with gold on paper, borders of blue and gold-flecked cream paper, spurious attribution to the artist Mirza Hashim in the lower margin, reverse with nasta’liq quatrain signed by Mir 'Ali
Provenance
Ex-collection Joe & Hellen Darion, New York.
Acquired from the Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.
Acquired from the Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.
Exhibited
Olsen Travelling Exhibition, Persian Miniature no. 111 (label on reverse of frame).
On loan:
North Carolina Museum of Art, 1962 (loan number Olsen Persian Miniature TL.62.10.111, label on reverse of frame).
On loan:
North Carolina Museum of Art, 1962 (loan number Olsen Persian Miniature TL.62.10.111, label on reverse of frame).
Condition
In good condition, minor stains and minor folds, flaking and losses to the paint, traces of cello tape as viewed.
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This late Mughal painting of a European courtesan is adapted from the figure of 'Poetry' from the Seven Liberal Arts series by Cornelius Jacobsz Drebbel (d.1634) after Hendrik Goltzius (an example of the Dutch engraving is in the British Museum, 1963,0110.3). Similar Mughal versions are in the British Library (India Office Collection, Johnson Album 9, no.14, see Falk and Archer 1981, p.156, no.326) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no.IS.259-1952).