A group of 12 folk paintings
20th century; North India
A collection of 11 ink and watercolors on fibrous paper, each affixed to the upper portion of a larger vertical sheet printed for each month in 1988 (lacking August), designed by Ameeta Alter, and with the title page, celebrating the monthly activities of daily life for Mithila women; together with a painting in gouache on paper of a hunter in combat with a leopard, a sword ready to pierce the magnificent beast, 12 pieces
Image/Sheet of Hunter: 18" H x 14" W; Image/Sheet of 11 watercolors: 10.75" H x 9.25" W
Provenance: The Collection of Walter and Nesta Spink, Ann Arbor, MI, by 1988

Each overall good condition. The 1988 calendar is lacking August. Occasional areas of unobtrusive surface soiling and handling creases confined to the support sheets. Pale time-staining primarily along the extreme edges of the support sheet. A very soft horizontal ripple across the middle of each of the calendar support sheets, not affecting the watercolors affixed above, from storage after December of 1988. The painting of the hunters is taped to its overmat with a long piece of brown paper tape along the verso of the upper sheet edge, with an attendant unobtrusive edge tear extending horizontally along the mat opening at the upper left corner. A 1.5" H x 2" W repair with attendant old glue staining showing primarily on the verso of the left sheet edge.

Overall of the 11 calendar support sheets plus title page: 22.5" H x 11.5" W
Overmat of the hunters painting: 18" H x 24" W
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