Sale 2112
New York
|
20 March 2008
Price realised
USD 2,000
Estimate
A preparatory drawing of a seated king India, Kotah, 18th century Depicting a ruler seated against a bolster in a pavilion, holding a huqqa, conversing with ladies seated to the right, set in lush greenery, the coloring for the finished painting indicated by dabs of pigment Opaque and transparent pigments on paper 13 x 10 7/8 in. (33 x 27.7 cm.)
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