SAWLARAM HALDANKAR (INDIAN, 1882-1962), 'UNTITLED', SKETCH ON PAPER



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S. L. HALDANKAR (INDIAN, 1882-1968), 'PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED MAN IN A TURBAN', CHARCOAL/GRAPHITE ON PAPER, DEPICTING AN ELDERLY BEARDED SITTER WEARING A LARGE DRAPED TURBAN AND A LONG BEADED NECKLACE OR MALA, SHOWN IN THREE-QUARTER PROFILE WITH DOWNCAST GAZE, RENDERED IN CONFIDENT SHADED STROKES CHARACTERISTIC OF ACADEMIC LIFE-STUDY PRACTICE, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT

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