An Illustration to a Nayika Series
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Kangra, second quarter of the 19th Century
Krishna falls at the feet of Radha begging for forgiveness in chamber within a palace setting. Two female attendants look on expectantly hoping reconciliation between the estranged lovers can be found.
image:8 ¾ x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.4 cm), folio: 11 ¼ x 14 ½ in. (28.5 x 37 cm)
Krishna falls at the feet of Radha begging for forgiveness in chamber within a palace setting. Two female attendants look on expectantly hoping reconciliation between the estranged lovers can be found.
image:8 ¾ x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.4 cm), folio: 11 ¼ x 14 ½ in. (28.5 x 37 cm)
Sold for
US$ 8,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- For another page from the same series see Pratapaditya Pal, The Flute and The Brush: Indian Paintings from the Theo Brown and Paul Wonner Collection, Newport Beach, 1976, no. 39 and another was sold by Maggs Bros., London, August 1969, no. 163.
Provenance:
Dr. Alec Simpson Collection, New Jersey
Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 1978, lot 178
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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