
A fantastical escape: the blue parlour at Ann and Gordon Getty’s Temple of Wings
Event Date11 September 2019 | Live auction 17598
The sale features a selection of works included in the landmark travelling exhibition of South Asian art, Sensuous Immortals, from the Collection of Dorothy and Richard Sherwood; three important Sri Lankan artworks, one featured in the same 1977 exhibition; a wide array of significant Himalayan material including a large and important 14th-15th century gilt-bronze figure of Vajrasattva; and finally, a breadth of Indian paintings and textiles of varied styles and subjects.