STUDIO OF BISHAN SINGH, AMRITSAR OR LAHORE, PUNJAB, CIRCA 1860-70

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A SNAKE CHARMER
STUDIO OF BISHAN SINGH, AMRITSAR OR LAHORE, PUNJAB, CIRCA 1860-70
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the plain margins with blue rules, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
Painting 8 ½ x 5 5/8in. (21.5 x 14.3cm.); folio 10 ¼ x 7 ½in. (26.5 x 19.2cm.)

Provenance

Private American Midwestern collection, 1990s, from which acquired by the current owner

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Lot Essay

For a discussion on Bishan Singh and his family workshop please refer to the note for the previous lot.

As with lot 125, this painting of a snake charmer is notable for its rural background whereby most other similar paintings are set against an urban background.

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