A colored drawing of a Vaishnavite Devotee

ATTRIBUTED TO SAHIB RAM INDIA, JAIPUR, 18TH CENTURY

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A colored drawing of a Vaishnavite Devotee
Attributed to Sahib Ram
India, Jaipur, 18th century
The face of the devotee sensitively drawn with large lotus-shaped eyes, the hair bound into a topknot and secured with golden jewelry, highlighted with limited color
Pencil, ink and transparent pigments on paper
15½ x 11¼ in. (39.4 x 28.6 cm.)

Lot Essay

This fluidly and boldly executed drawing displays all the traits of the hand of Sahib Ram; compare with closely related works at the Metropolitan Museum and in the Paul F. Walter Collection, see P. Pal and C. Glynn, The Sensuous Line, 1976, p. 22, cat. no. 14.

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