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Hubert Stowitts (1892-1953)
Hubert Stowitts (1892-1953)

Ammed yar Khan, Rampur lancers

Price realised GBP 750
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GBP 600 – GBP 800
Closed: 25 Sep 2007
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Hubert Stowitts (1892-1953)

Ammed yar Khan, Rampur lancers

Price realised GBP 750
Closed: 25 Sep 2007
Price realised GBP 750
Closed: 25 Sep 2007
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Hubert Stowitts (1892-1953)
Ammed yar Khan, Rampur lancers
signed and dated 'Stowitts 1929' (upper left) and inscribed as titled on the stretcher
tempera on canvas
28¾ x 23½in. (73 x 59.7cm.)
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Hubert Stowitts, the American painter and dancer, travelled for two years throughout India between 1928-1930, living with and painting portraits of a wide range of characters from all walks of Indian life, from Indian potentates to humble craftsmen which formed the basis of the exhibition Vanishing India, hosted by the Los Angeles Museum in 1931.

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