Property from the Estate of Lura H. Smith
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde
Garden
Auction Closed
March 18, 06:39 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Lura H. Smith
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde
1924 - 2001
Garden
Lithograph printed in black and brown on wove paper laid on card
Titled 'Garden' lower center, signed and dated in Devanagari lower right and further dated '58-8-13' at lower edge
Image: 15 ⅝ x 24 in. (39.7 x 61 cm.)
Sheet: 16 ¼ x 24 ½ in. (41.3 x 62.2 cm.)
Executed in 1958
Acquired in Delhi, circa 1970s
Lura H. Smith acquired Indian art from a friendship with the artists due to a connection with Abraham (Abe) Weisblat, Lura’s brother-in-law.
Abe Weisblat was an agricultural economist who worked with the Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs, a small organization funded by John D. Rockefeller III. In the early years, the Council provided travel fellowships to Asian artists. Abe sought out and identified many of these artists in the course of their travels. Amongst the awardees were Maqbool Fida Husain, Sayed Haider Raza, Krishen Khanna and Ram Kumar.