Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Auction Closed
September 22, 07:46 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE MAHABHARATA
INDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, MANDI, CIRCA 1830
Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold
image: 9 ½ by 6 ¼ in. (24.1 by 15.9 cm)
folio: 11 ¾ by 8 ½ in. (29.8 by 21.6 cm), unframed
Acquired from the Gordon H. Mattison collection, Maryland
The present painting and Lot 375 were once part of the collection of Mr. Gordon H. Mattison, a former Foreign Service officer with deep interest and experience in Middle Eastern affairs. Born in Washington in 1915, Mr. Mattison grew up in India where his father was a missionary. He began his career in the US Foreign Service in 1937. He traveled widely in the Middle East - to Iraq and Syria - and by the late 1940s was Chief of the State Department's Division of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. In the 1950s Mr. Mattison was posted in US Embassies in Cairo and Tehran. He capped his career with postings as US Consul General in Calcutta and Kathmandu, Nepal. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 84.