Vente aux enchères en direct 18504The Landscape of a Mind: A Private Collector's Surreal Vision
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES : DIPAK RAGA
Lot 559

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES : DIPAK RAGA

MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780

Fermé20 June 2019

Prix réalisé

GBP 1,875

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

Plus d'informations

Comment vendre

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES : DIPAK RAGA
MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780
Opaque pigments and gold on paper, a couple embracing on a bed at night, surrounded by female musicians and attendants, a yellow cartouche at top, cream and blue borders
Painting 11½ x 7¼in. (29.3 x 18.5cm.); folio 14 x 10 5/8 in. (35.6 x 27 cm.)

Private collection, London, 2007
Christie's South Kensington, 10 June 2013, lot 36
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Note du spécialiste

Dipak means lamp or flame, and this raga is a celebration of light. Instead of fire, the artist has chosen to depict the soft warmth of candle-light, heightening the seductive feel of this painting. Another painting of dipak raga from the Doris Wiener Collection, attributed to Bundi and dated 1738, sold at Christie's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 260.