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GANDHI (M.K., 'Mahatma')
Portrait, signed ("MKGandhi"), being a half-tone reproduction of the drawing by Yuping Wong showing him head and shoulders, wearing his khadi and facing to his left, original drawing 1931

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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GANDHI (M.K., 'Mahatma')

Portrait, signed ("MKGandhi"), being a half-tone reproduction of the drawing by Yuping Wong showing him head and shoulders, wearing his khadi and facing to his left, the signature in dark brown ink (above one reproduced in the image), framed and glazed, unexamined out of frame, size of image 130 x 100mm., original drawing 1931

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This portrait was printed in England and issued by The Challenge Ltd., of Great Russell Street, London, in 1931. No doubt it was distributed to admirers at the time of the Round Table Conference held at London in September of that year. See illustration on preceding page.

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