£8,190
Islamic & Indian Art ft. Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | 12345
Auction: Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | Lots 84 to 152 | 12 June at 10am
gouache heightened in gold on card, depicting a couple conversing within a landscaped garden, with two square ponds and plantain trees behind, dark blue border inscribed in red and white in Devanagari script, mounted, glazed and framed
Folio: 22cm x 23.5cm (8 5/8in x 9 2/8in).
Acquired before 1965.
Exhibited:
Wildenstein Gallery, London, 26 May to 19 June 1965.
1967-1969 Arts Council of Great Britain Touring Exhibition.
Loan to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, from 1994 to 2004, no. 70.
Literature:
M. Archer, Romance and Poetry in Indian Painting, Exhibition Catalogue, Wildenstein, London, 1969, no. 17.
M. Archer, Indian Miniatures and Folk paintings, Exhibition Catalogue, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1970 no. 14 (illustrated in black and white).