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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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Three paintings with Krishna
India, Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
The first with Krishna and a gopi playing holi, accompanied by attendants bearing gold syringes filled with color, on a terrace with a spring garden at front and flowering trees in the background, a golden-red sky above; the second with Krishna playing holi with two women, one with the same green halo as he, accompanied by musicians and attendants, all on a terrace with flowering trees in the background and a reddish sky above; the third with Krishna and a gopi seated on a swing and flanked by musicians and other attendants, various birds including peacocks at the lotus-filled water's edge at front and also in the lush foliage behind, a gentle rain falling from pregnant clouds and a golden ribbon lightning above, an inscription at top and on verso
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
7¾ x 5¾ in. (19.6 x 14.5 cm.), the largest painting (3)
India, Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
The first with Krishna and a gopi playing holi, accompanied by attendants bearing gold syringes filled with color, on a terrace with a spring garden at front and flowering trees in the background, a golden-red sky above; the second with Krishna playing holi with two women, one with the same green halo as he, accompanied by musicians and attendants, all on a terrace with flowering trees in the background and a reddish sky above; the third with Krishna and a gopi seated on a swing and flanked by musicians and other attendants, various birds including peacocks at the lotus-filled water's edge at front and also in the lush foliage behind, a gentle rain falling from pregnant clouds and a golden ribbon lightning above, an inscription at top and on verso
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
7¾ x 5¾ in. (19.6 x 14.5 cm.), the largest painting (3)
Provenance
George P. Bickford Collection
Private collection, New York, by inheritance
Private collection, New York, by inheritance
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