ATTRIBUTED TO BHAGVAN, KULU, CIRCA 1790-1800

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KRISHNA WITH NARADA AND THE MILKMAIDS
Attributed to Bhagvan, Kulu, circa 1790-1800
An illustration to the Rasa Panchadhyayi, gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, Krishna, light blue, is followed through a grove by a series of male and female figures, tall grey and brown trees in the background, a silver river, black rule, red margin between white rules, panel of red and black devanagri on reverse with red rule margin, excellent condition, mounted
Folio 7½ x 9½in. (24.5 x 19.5cm.); Miniature 6½ x 8½in. (15.2 x 21.4cm.)

Provenance

Gopi Krishna Kanoria, March 1973

Literature

W.G. Archer, Visions of Courtly India, London and New York, 1976, no.58, p.108

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Lot Essay

This is one of a small series of very similar paintings six more of which, purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1952, are reproduced by W.G. Archer (Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London, 1973, nos.40(i) and 40(ii)). He discusses the reasons for attributing them to Bhagvan, principally on the basis of their similarity to three other series which are signed by or have contemporaneous ascriptions to this artist. He appears however not to have been aware of this particular painting when he wrote the entry.

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