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RARE LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGNED KALIGHAT PAINTING OF DANCING GIRLS AND MUSICIANS

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RARE LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGNED KALIGHAT PAINTING OF DANCING GIRLS AND MUSICIANS

31 X 23 INCHES

THIS EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE KALIGHAT PAINTING FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SHOWCASES A VIBRANT SCENE OF DANCING GIRLS ACCOMPANIED BY MUSICIANS, A DEPARTURE FROM THE MORE COMMONLY SEEN MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, THIS PIECE IS A VALUABLE EXAMPLE OF THE KALIGHAT SCHOOL, OR KALIGHAT PATACHITRA, KNOWN FOR ITS DISTINCTIVE USE OF MINIMALIST LINES, BOLD OUTLINES, AND VIVID COLOR PALETTE.

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RARE LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGNED KALIGHAT PAINTING OF DANCING GIRLS AND MUSICIANS

Lot 0162

Estimate £4,000-£6,000

Apr 1, 2026, 2:41 AM EDT

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£1,500

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A Curated Sale of Asian Art & Antiques

Mar 15, 2026 12:00 AM EDT

Purley Way, Surrey, UK

WINSLOW - SAILING SHIPS IN ROUGH SEAS – OIL ON BOARD 50 X 23 IN: WINSLOW - SAILING SHIPS IN ROUGH SEAS – OIL ON BOARD 50 X 23 IN. THIS MARITIME COMPOSITION DEPICTS TWO MAJESTIC SAILING VESSELS NAVIGATING TURBULENT WATERS UNDER A CLOUD-FILLED SKY. THE PAINTING

WINSLOW - SAILING SHIPS IN ROUGH SEAS – OIL ON BOARD 50 X 23 IN

RARE NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING SHRINATHJI TEMPLE RITUAL WITH DEVOTEES AND PRIEST: RARE NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING SHRINATHJI TEMPLE RITUAL WITH DEVOTEES AND PRIESTS FINE TRADITIONAL INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING FROM THE NATHDWARA SCHOOL, DEPICTING A CEREMONIAL

RARE NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING SHRINATHJI TEMPLE RITUAL WITH DEVOTEES AND PRIEST

RAJASTHANI SCHOOL WEDDING PROCESSION WITH BRIDE IN PALANQUIN OPAQUE WATERCOLORS ON PAPER 6 X 7.9 IN: RAJASTHANI SCHOOL WEDDING PROCESSION WITH BRIDE IN PALANQUIN OPAQUE WATERCOLORS ON PAPER 6 X 7.9 INTHIS VIBRANT MINIATURE PAINTING ILLUSTRATES A LIVELY WEDDING PROCESSION, A BELOVED SUBJECT IN INDIAN

RAJASTHANI SCHOOL WEDDING PROCESSION WITH BRIDE IN PALANQUIN OPAQUE WATERCOLORS ON PAPER 6 X 7.9 IN

NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PICHWAI-STYLE MINIATURE PAINTING OF SHRINATHJI OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER: NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PICHWAI-STYLE MINIATURE PAINTING OF SHRINATHJI OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER 3.2 X 5 INTHIS MINIATURE PAINTING PORTRAYS SHRINATHJI, A FORM OF LORD KRISHNA DEPICTED WITH A

NATHDWARA SCHOOL MINIATURE PICHWAI-STYLE MINIATURE PAINTING OF SHRINATHJI OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE RAMA, SITA, AND HANUMAN IN HARMONY PIGMENT COLOURS ON PAPER 5.5 X 7 IN: PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE RAMA, SITA, AND HANUMAN IN HARMONY PIGMENT COLOURS ON PAPER 5.5 X 7 INTHIS EXQUISITE PAHARI MINIATURE PAINTING, LIKELY ORIGINATING FROM THE KANGRA OR BASOHLI SCHOOL (CIRCA

PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE RAMA, SITA, AND HANUMAN IN HARMONY PIGMENT COLOURS ON PAPER 5.5 X 7 IN

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011) ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION, OIL ON CANVAS, 1973: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011) ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION, OIL ON CANVAS, 1973 OIL ON CANVAS BY LEGENDARY INDIAN MODERNIST MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011), DATED 1973. THE WORK PRESENTS

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011) ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION, OIL ON CANVAS, 1973

PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE MOTHER AND CHILD OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER 5 X 7 IN: PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE MOTHER AND CHILD OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER 5 X 7 IN LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURYHE PAINTING DEPICTS A MOTHER TENDERLY CRADLING HER INFANT CHILD IN HER ARMS. THE WOMAN IS

PAHARI SCHOOL MINIATURE MOTHER AND CHILD OPAQUE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER 5 X 7 IN

JAMINI ROY (1887-1972) — HAND-PAINTED FOLK POT WITH FIGURAL AND BIRD MOTIFS: JAMINI ROY (1887-1972) — HAND-PAINTED FOLK POT WITH FIGURAL AND BIRD MOTIFS A RARE AND CHARMING HAND-PAINTED POT ATTRIBUTED TO JAMINI ROY, FEATURING EXPRESSIVE FIGURAL AND BIRD MOTIFS RENDERED IN

JAMINI ROY (1887-1972) — HAND-PAINTED FOLK POT WITH FIGURAL AND BIRD MOTIFS

K. H. ARA (1914–1985) — INTERIOR WITH SEATED NUDE, STILL LIFE, AND WINDOW: K. H. ARA (1914–1985) — INTERIOR WITH SEATED NUDE, STILL LIFE, AND WINDOW A SENSUAL AND INTIMATE COMPOSITION BY K. H. ARA, ONE OF THE PIONEERING MEMBERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ARTISTS’ GROUP,

K. H. ARA (1914–1985) — INTERIOR WITH SEATED NUDE, STILL LIFE, AND WINDOW

BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND FLOWERING PLANT SIZE: 15 X 22 IN.: BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND FLOWERING PLANT SIZE: 15 X 22 IN A DELICATE AND REFINED STILL LIFE BY BADRI NARAYAN, SHOWCASING HIS QUIETLY POETIC APPROACH TO

BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT BOWL AND FLOWERING PLANT SIZE: 15 X 22 IN.

A. A. ALMELKAR (1920–1982) — WOMAN WITH OIL LAMP, 1979

BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — FIGURAL SCENE WITH OFFERING AND ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND: BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — FIGURAL SCENE WITH OFFERING AND ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND A POETIC AND SYMBOLIC FIGURAL COMPOSITION BY BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013), DEPICTING THREE FIGURES ENGAGED IN

BADRI NARAYAN (1929–2013) — FIGURAL SCENE WITH OFFERING AND ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND

RAMANANDA BANDYOPADHYAY (B. 1936) TWO SISTERS WATERCOLOUR WASH. SIZE: 12 × 16 IN: RAMANANDA BANDYOPADHYAY (B. 1936) TWO SISTERS WATERCOLOUR WASH. SIZE: 12 × 16 INABOUT THE ARTISTRAMANANDA BANDYOPADHYAY (B. 1936) IS A CELEBRATED INDIAN ARTIST ASSOCIATED WITH THE BENGAL SCHOOL OF

RAMANANDA BANDYOPADHYAY (B. 1936) TWO SISTERS WATERCOLOUR WASH. SIZE: 12 × 16 IN

RARE BENGAL PATACHITRA – CEREMONIAL RITUAL PROCESSION WITH SACRIFICIAL OFFERING: RARE BENGAL PATACHITRA – CEREMONIAL RITUAL PROCESSION WITH SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGA STRIKING EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL BENGAL PATACHITRA, THIS FOLK PAINTING DEPICTS A CEREMONIAL RITUAL PROCESSION, LIKELY

RARE BENGAL PATACHITRA – CEREMONIAL RITUAL PROCESSION WITH SACRIFICIAL OFFERING

ONE WITHOUT A SECOND BY K. S. B. Palsikar - PRINT: ONE WITHOUT A SECOND BY K. S. B. Palsikar - PRINTTHIS EVOCATIVE COMPOSITION BY K. S. B. Palsikar REFLECTS THE ARTIST’S UNIQUE SYNTHESIS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT AND MODERNIST VISUAL

ONE WITHOUT A SECOND BY K. S. B. Palsikar - PRINT

THREE DRUMMERS BY J. Swaminathan - PRINT: THREE DRUMMERS BY J. Swaminathan - PRINT THIS VIBRANT COMPOSITION BY J. Swaminathan PRESENTS THREE MUSICIANS ENGAGED IN A RHYTHMIC PERFORMANCE, CAPTURING THE SPIRIT AND ENERGY OF TRADITIONAL MUSICAL

THREE DRUMMERS BY J. Swaminathan - PRINT

JORVICK OIL ON CANVAS BLITHE 60 × 36 INCHES: JORVICK OIL ON CANVAS BLITHE 60 × 36 INCHES BLITHE PRESENTS A SERENE AND CONTEMPLATIVE PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN EMERGING FROM WATER, RENDERED IN A STYLIZED AND DISTINCTLY CONTEMPORARY PAINTERLY

JORVICK OIL ON CANVAS BLITHE 60 × 36 INCHES

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HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR (INDIAN,1894-1948) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER: MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER 22 X 15 INCHES THESE WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS M.F. HUSAIN, S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915-2011) WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER

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