Oliver White
Head of Department
Lot 266
Brahma and Siva, accompanied by rishis, visiting Devaki and Vasudeva, who have been imprisoned by Kansa, Devaki's brother and the king of Mathura Datia, circa 1800
8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £4,000
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Brahma and Siva, accompanied by rishis, visiting Devaki and Vasudeva, who have been imprisoned by Kansa, Devaki's brother and the king of Mathura
Datia, circa 1800
Datia, circa 1800
gouache and gold on paper, identifying inscriptions in nagari script on painted surface, yellow stylised floral border, framed
239 x 330 mm.
239 x 330 mm.
Footnotes
Devaki and Vasudeva's eighth child would be Krishna, whom the gods foretold would be the destroyer of his uncle, Kansa.
Provenance:
Formerly with Gump's Gallery, San Francisco (label on backboard).
George Sheridan Collection formed between the 1950s and 80s.
George Sheridan (1923-2008) was one of the founding members of the artistic community of Deià in the Balearic island of Mallorca, among such illustrious residents as the poet Robert Graves. His painting style reflects the colour and rugged beauty of his adopted home in Spain, having spent many years working as an artist in London and Paris after leaving his native America. His influences included the art of India and the Himalayas ,which he collected avidly and whose themes he incorporated into his work. He frequented Spink and Son whenever he was in London, becoming close friends with the legendary head of the Indian and Southeast Asian department, Anthony Gardiner, from whom he bought regularly. When in Paris he would buy from the leading dealers of the day, Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard and Josette Schulmann. His eye for Asian art extended from the Buddhist sculpture of Gandhara, Nepal and Tibet,through classical Indian sculpture to the magical world of Indian miniatures.