India, Kishangarh, Circa 1800
A Painting Of Krishna Playing The Flute
Found at
Christies,
London
Garden of Epics - A Private Collection of Indian Paintings, Lot 34
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2013
Garden of Epics - A Private Collection of Indian Paintings, Lot 34
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2013
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
A painting of Krishna playing the flute
India, Kishangarh, circa 1800
Krishna seated on a plush throne with the flute raised to his lips, dressed in a floral-patterned dhoti and adorned with pearl necklaces and sashes, his face in profile with curly locks of hair and a jeweled headdress with a peacock feather backed by a green and gold halo, with fruit-laden trees and three cows standing behind a fence listening attentively, a green hilly background with a pavilion in the distance
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
9 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (25 x 13 cm.), image
10 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (27.1 x 15.7 cm.), folio
India, Kishangarh, circa 1800
Krishna seated on a plush throne with the flute raised to his lips, dressed in a floral-patterned dhoti and adorned with pearl necklaces and sashes, his face in profile with curly locks of hair and a jeweled headdress with a peacock feather backed by a green and gold halo, with fruit-laden trees and three cows standing behind a fence listening attentively, a green hilly background with a pavilion in the distance
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
9 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (25 x 13 cm.), image
10 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. (27.1 x 15.7 cm.), folio
