Rare Paintings
 16 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Durga Mahishasuramardini
West Bengal, India, Asia
19th century
Opaque watercolor on paper

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 16 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
The Great Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
Kota, Rajasthan, India
c. 1750
Opaque watercolor and gold- and silver-colored metallic paint on paper

This painting, which originated in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, demonstrates the popularity of the iconic form of... Read More
 15 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Book Cover with Four Durgas
18th century
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Distemper on wood

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 14 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Durga fighting the rakshashas Shumbha and Nishumbha, from a Devi Mahatmya

mid 19th century
Pahari School
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
India, Punjab Hills

"This is 'Durga Path' manuscript from Jaipur, done in 1789 CE. One hundred and two folios from this manuscript are with MSMSII, Jaipur... Read More
 14 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
The Ashthamatrkas
Page from a dispersed series of the Devi Mahatmya Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Asia
Late 18th century
Opaque watercolor with gold on paper

This page is an illustration from a copy of the Devimahatmya, the most important text related to the worship of the Great Goddess Durga. This... Read More
 14 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
The Great Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

Kota, Rajasthan, India
c. 1750
Opaque watercolor and gold- and silver-colored metallic paint on paper

This painting, which originated in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, demonstrates the popularity of the iconic form o... Read More
 14 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
View of Gopaul Droog, Mysore - James Hunter
Original watercolour

James Hunter, who served in India as a Lieutentant in the Royal Artillery, is best known for his Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore, 1805.

Source: Bonhams Read More
 13 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Watercolour of the Kot at Kathmandu in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871), c. 1850-1863. The image is inscribed on the reverse: 'The Kôt at Katmandoo during the Dussera'.

The Durga puja (Dussehra) is the festival commemorating the victory of the godddess Durga over the buffalo-demon Ma... Read More
 13 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon
India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler, circa 1750-1775
Watercolor
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Read More
 13 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Religious Procession: Durga
India, West Bengal, Murshidabad, circa 1800
Watercolor
Opaque watercolor on mica

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Read More
 11 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Pillars in Great Chaitya Cave, Karli - 1839

This is plate 13 from James Fergusson's 'Illustrations of the Rock Cut Temples of India'. The largest and best-preserved of the Buddhist caves at Karli is the Chaitya or great prayer hall.

Fergusson depicts a close-up view of the interior pillars divi... Read More
 11 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Pillars in Great Chaitya Cave, Kanheri - 1839

This is plate 14 from James Fergusson's 'Illustrations of the Rock Cut Temples of India'. The Buddhist caves of Kanheri lie in forested hills north of Bombay. There are about 120 rock-cut caves on the site.

This colonnaded chaitya (prayer hall) date... Read More
 10 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
A woman milking a cow while a boy holds the calf
Painted on paper.
By Surendra Nath Kar
Bengal School
1920

Source: © Trustees of the British Museum Read More
 4 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Brahma Hides the Cowherds and the Calves in the Cave, page from a Bhagavata Purana
c. 1760-1765
India, Pahari Hills, Basholi School, 18th century
Ink and color on paper

Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art Read More
 4 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Krishna Summoning the Cows
c. 1780-1790
India, Pahari Hills, Bilaspur school, 18th century
Ink and color on paper

Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art Read More
 3 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Radha and Krishna
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Pakistan, 1897-1975)
Watercolour on paper

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is remembered today as possibly the most distinguished Pakistani artist of the 20th century. His work draws from a shared South Asian cultural heritage, and he was one of the few Pakistani... Read More
 3 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Love for Krishna
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Pakistan, 1897-1975)
Watercolour on paper

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is remembered today as possibly the most distinguished Pakistani artist of the 20th century. His work draws from a shared South Asian cultural heritage, and he was one of the few Pakistani ... Read More
 3 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Hiraman Tota
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Pakistan, 1897-1975)
Watercolour on paper

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is remembered today as possibly the most distinguished Pakistani artist of the 20th century. His work draws from a shared South Asian cultural heritage, and he was one of the few Pakistani arti... Read More
 3 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Radhika
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Pakistan, 1897-1975)
Watercolour on paper

Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897–1975) was a painter and intellectual from Pakistan, who created his own unique, distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau and Islamic art traditions.... Read More
 2 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Untitled (Radha and Krishna)
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Pakistan, 1897-1975)

Watercolour on paper
Signed in Urdu lower left, stamped on reverse

Although given the accolade of the national artist of Pakistan, Abdur Rahman Chughtai, created works of a shared national identity more reflective of a... Read More
 2 Oct 2015 Rare Paintings
Rama in Seeta Swayamwar
By Abdur Rahman Chughtai (Born 1894; died 1975)

Abdur Rahman Chughtai is remembered today as possibly the most distinguished Pakistani artist of the 20th century. His work draws from a shared South Asian cultural heritage, and he was one of the few Pakistani artists to be... Read More