Modern & Contemporary South Asian Auction
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Auction
Property from a Private Collection, San Francisco
Maqbool Fida Husain
Jaisalmer
Auction Closed
October 25, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
110,000 - 150,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, San Francisco
Maqbool Fida Husain
1913 - 2011
Jaisalmer
Oil on canvas
Signed in Devanagari lower right and further signed, dated, titled and inscribed '"JAISELMER [sic] - Landscape - 1964 / 26"x36". / Husain / SOLD TO / MR. GRAM / m f. Husain / '64' on reverse
66.3 x 91.6 cm. (26 ⅛ x 36 in.)
Painted in 1964
This lot is subject to the Artist's Resale Rights.
Acquired by Carl and Elsa Gram from a gallery in Delhi, 1965
Thence by descent
Carl and Elsa Gram lived in Kotah, Rajasthan in 1965 while Mr. Gram was overseeing the construction of a rayon plant. They acquired the current lot and Burning Desert to display in their Kotah apartment whilst on a trip to Delhi. After returning to America, Mr. and Mrs. Gram lived with the paintings for many years in their home in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Thence by descent
Carl and Elsa Gram lived in Kotah, Rajasthan in 1965 while Mr. Gram was overseeing the construction of a rayon plant. They acquired the current lot and Burning Desert to display in their Kotah apartment whilst on a trip to Delhi. After returning to America, Mr. and Mrs. Gram lived with the paintings for many years in their home in West Hartford, Connecticut.