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RARE MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN MODERNIST PAINTING – FEMININE DOMESTIC PORTRAIT – FRAMED

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RARE MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN MODERNIST PAINTING – FEMININE DOMESTIC PORTRAIT – FRAMED

A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF INDIAN MODERNIST FIGURATIVE ART, THIS ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED WORK DEPICTS TWO WOMEN IN A QUIET DOMESTIC INTERIOR SCENE. RENDERED IN WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON TEXTURED PAPER, THE COMPOSITION IS CHARACTERIZED BY GEOMETRIC FLATTENING, DECORATIVE LINEWORK, AND A DISTINCTIVE EARTH-TONED PALETTE.

THE WORK STRONGLY REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC LANGUAGE OF MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN ARTISTS WHO DREW FROM FOLK TRADITIONS WHILE EMBRACING MODERNISM. THE THEMATIC FOCUS ON FEMININE INTIMACY, DAILY LIFE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IS EXPRESSED THROUGH EXPRESSIVE EYES, SIMPLIFIED FORM, AND DETAILED TEXTILE REPRESENTATIONS

A COLLECTIBLE PIECE FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART, GENDER THEMES, OR INTERIOR DECOR WITH CULTURAL RESONANCE.

23 X 17 INCHES WITH MOUNTBOARD AND 19 X 13.5 INCHES ACTUAL

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RARE MID-20TH CENTURY INDIAN MODERNIST PAINTING – FEMININE DOMESTIC PORTRAIT – FRAMED

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Apr 1, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT

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SONALI S. IYENGAR l ACRYLIC ON CANVAS l THE ARCHER AND THE ANGEL l SIGNED LOWER LEFT: IYENGAR l ACRYLIC ON CANVAS l THE ARCHER AND THE ANGEL l SIGNED LOWER LEFTSIZE: 36 X 30 INCHES IN THE ARCHER AND THE ANGEL, SONALI S. IYENGAR PRESENTS A LUMINOUS MEDITATION ON THE ETERNAL DUALITIES

SONALI S. IYENGAR l ACRYLIC ON CANVAS l THE ARCHER AND THE ANGEL l SIGNED LOWER LEFT

PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING – ROYAL COURT AND PROCESSION SCENE: PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING – ROYAL COURT AND PROCESSION SCENETHIS HISTORIC PERSIAN MINIATURE FEATURES AN ELABORATE SCENE COMBINING COURTLY LIFE AND CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES. THE TOP HALF OF THE

PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING – ROYAL COURT AND PROCESSION SCENE

GANESH PYNE (1937–2013) UNTITLED TEMPERA ON PAPER 22 × 15 IN SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 2002: GANESH PYNE (1937–2013) UNTITLED TEMPERA ON PAPER 22 × 15 IN SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 2002 A HAUNTING EXEMPLAR OF GANESH PYNE’S INTROSPECTIVE VISUAL LANGUAGE, THIS TEMPERA ON PAPER FROM 2002

GANESH PYNE (1937–2013) UNTITLED TEMPERA ON PAPER 22 × 15 IN SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 2002

JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 X 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2006: JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 X 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2006 THIS COMPELLING COMPOSITION FROM 2006 EXEMPLIFIES JOGEN CHOWDHURY’S MASTERFUL DRAUGHTSMANSHIP AND

JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 X 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2006

JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 × 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2007: JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 × 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2007 THIS COMPELLING 2007 WORK BY JOGEN CHOWDHURY EXEMPLIFIES THE ARTIST’S MASTERFUL DRAUGHTSMANSHIP AND HIS

JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939) INK & PASTEL ON PAPER UNTITLED 22 × 30 IN SIGNED AND DATED 2007

K. K. HEBBAR (1911–1996) UNTITLED 1987 OIL ON CANVAS 58 × 45 IN: K. K. HEBBAR (1911–1996) UNTITLED 1987 OIL ON CANVAS 58 × 45 IN PAINTED IN 1987, THIS DYNAMIC COMPOSITION BY K. K. HEBBAR BELONGS TO THE MATURE PHASE OF THE ARTIST’S CAREER, WHEN HIS FIGURATIVE

K. K. HEBBAR (1911–1996) UNTITLED 1987 OIL ON CANVAS 58 × 45 IN

19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN SCHOOL A COURTLY AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN OIL ON CANVAS: CENTURY EUROPEAN SCHOOL A COURTLY AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN OIL ON CANVAS 39 X 28.5 IN. (WITHOUT FRAME) 42.5 X 32 IN. (FRAMED) THIS EVOCATIVE OIL PAINTING CAPTURES A RICHLY DETAILED ROYAL COURT

19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN SCHOOL A COURTLY AUDIENCE WITH THE QUEEN OIL ON CANVAS

WALL ART - TRADITIONAL INDIAN TEXTILE ART COTTON WITH HAND EMBROIDERY AND APPLIQUE 20TH: WALL ART - TRADITIONAL INDIAN TEXTILE ART – APPLIQUE AND EMBROIDERED PANEL REGION/STYLE: GUJARATI OR RAJASTHANI FOLK EMBROIDERY (LIKELY FROM KUTCH OR BHUJ REGION) MEDIUM: COTTON OR SILK TEXTILE

WALL ART - TRADITIONAL INDIAN TEXTILE ART COTTON WITH HAND EMBROIDERY AND APPLIQUE 20TH

GIRISH S. VENGURLEKAR, RARE EXHIBITED PHOTOGRAPH, 1961-1966, PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT: GIRISH S. VENGURLEKAR, RARE EXHIBITED PHOTOGRAPH, 1961-1966, PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. A HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITED AT MULTIPLE ESTEEMED ART AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING THE

GIRISH S. VENGURLEKAR, RARE EXHIBITED PHOTOGRAPH, 1961-1966, PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

MOUNTAIN REST TODAY l OIL ON CANVAS l LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY: MOUNTAIN REST TODAY l OIL ON CANVAS l LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY38.5 X 28 IN. (WITHOUT FRAME) 46 X 36 IN. (FRAMED) THIS EVOCATIVE OIL PAINTING INVITES THE VIEWER INTO A TRANQUIL ALPINE TABLEAU.

MOUNTAIN REST TODAY l OIL ON CANVAS l LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

MANJIT BAWA (1941–2008) UNTITLED (GANESHA) 1981 PENCIL ON PAPER 11 × 9 IN: MANJIT BAWA (1941–2008) UNTITLED (GANESHA) 1981 PENCIL ON PAPER 11 × 9 IN A REFINED AND INTIMATE PENCIL DRAWING BY MANJIT BAWA, DATED 1981, DEPICTING A STYLIZED FIGURE OF GANESHA RENDERED IN THE

MANJIT BAWA (1941–2008) UNTITLED (GANESHA) 1981 PENCIL ON PAPER 11 × 9 IN

ABDULRAHIM APABHAI ALMELKAR (1920–1982) UNTITLED (FIGURAL SCENE) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER: ABDULRAHIM APABHAI ALMELKAR (1920–1982)UNTITLED (FIGURAL SCENE)WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER SIGNED IN HINDI A FINE AND DECORATIVE WORK BY ABDULRAHIM APABHAI ALMELKAR, A DISTINGUISHED INDIAN PAINTER KNOWN FO

ABDULRAHIM APABHAI ALMELKAR (1920–1982) UNTITLED (FIGURAL SCENE) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848-1906)THE VICTORY OF INDRAJITOFFSET LITHOGRAPH 1905: RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848-1906)THE VICTORY OF INDRAJITOFFSET LITHOGRAPH 1905AFTER THE PAINTING AT THE SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA ART GALLERY, MYSORE CITY38.5 X 29.5 CM.THESE PAINTINGS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER,

RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848-1906)THE VICTORY OF INDRAJITOFFSET LITHOGRAPH 1905

18TH/19TH CENTURY INDIAN AYODHYA SCHOOL MINIATURE SKETCH DEPICTING RAM AND SITA SEATED ON A CHARIOT: 18TH/19TH CENTURY INDIAN AYODHYA SCHOOL MINIATURE SKETCH DEPICTING RAM AND SITA SEATED ON A CHARIOT8.6 x 14.75 INCHES

18TH/19TH CENTURY INDIAN AYODHYA SCHOOL MINIATURE SKETCH DEPICTING RAM AND SITA SEATED ON A CHARIOT

ROYAL CAVALCADE WITH ELEPHANTS AND HORSEMEN – RAJASTHANI SCHOOL LINE DRAWING: ROYAL CAVALCADE WITH ELEPHANTS AND HORSEMEN – RAJASTHANI SCHOOL LINE DRAWINGTHIS MAGNIFICENT LINE DRAWING DEPICTS A GRAND ROYAL CAVALCADE, SHOWING A KING SEATED IN A PALANQUIN OR HOWDAH UPON A

ROYAL CAVALCADE WITH ELEPHANTS AND HORSEMEN – RAJASTHANI SCHOOL LINE DRAWING

B.PRABHA (1933-2001) 'UNTITLED' SIGNED & DATED, OIL ON CANVAS, 1986: B.PRABHA (1933-2001) 'UNTITLED' SIGNED & DATED, OIL ON CANVAS, 1986 53 x 40 INCHES.THESE PAINTINGS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE. THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR

B.PRABHA (1933-2001) 'UNTITLED' SIGNED & DATED, OIL ON CANVAS, 1986

ROYAL PROCESSION – AN IMPERIAL PARADE OF THE MUGHAL ERA: ROYAL PROCESSION – AN IMPERIAL PARADE OF THE MUGHAL ERATHE IMAGE DEPICTS A GRAND ROYAL PROCESSION FEATURING A KING SEATED IN A MAGNIFICENT HOWDAH ON A DECORATED ELEPHANT, SURROUNDED BY COURTIERS,

ROYAL PROCESSION – AN IMPERIAL PARADE OF THE MUGHAL ERA

EARLY 20TH CENTURY KALIGHAT PAINTING OF GODDESS KALI: EARLY 20TH CENTURY KALIGHAT PAINTING OF GODDESS KALI 22 X 15 INCHES

EARLY 20TH CENTURY KALIGHAT PAINTING OF GODDESS KALI

BIRDS AMONG BLOSSOMS ON A SPRING BRANCH: BIRDS AMONG BLOSSOMS ON A SPRING BRANCHTHIS ELEGANT PAINTING FEATURES THREE SMALL BIRDS PERCHED AND IN FLIGHT AMONG DELICATE BLOSSOMING BRANCHES. THE ARTWORK IS EXECUTED IN A CLASSICAL EAST ASIAN

BIRDS AMONG BLOSSOMS ON A SPRING BRANCH

KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985) UNTITLED, NUDE SIGNED ARA (LOWER LEFT) BLACK CHALK AND WATERCOLOUR: KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985) UNTITLED, NUDE SIGNED ARA (LOWER LEFT) BLACK CHALK AND WATERCOLOUR 50 X 39 CM PROVENANCE: PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST. MUMBAI, PRIVATE COLLECTION PRIVATE

KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985) UNTITLED, NUDE SIGNED ARA (LOWER LEFT) BLACK CHALK AND WATERCOLOUR

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