Francesca Galloway Indian Painting
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francesca galloway indian painting asian art in london 2020 12th october -27th november mon-fri 10:00-17:00 full descriptions, prices and condition reports available on request [email protected] 1st floor, 31 dover street, mayfair, w1s 4nd +44 (0)20 7499 6844 www.francescagalloway.com a man is teaching a parrot to talk - from a the heroine muses sadly on her straying the marriage of shiva and parvati - from female devotees visiting a shrine dedicated to ragamala series beloved - from a ragamala series the impey ramayana the goddess bhavani - from a bhagavata purana North Deccan, c. 1630-50 Northern Deccan, c. 1630-50 Murshidabad, Bengal, c. 1780 series Opaque pigments and gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Rajasthan, Mewar, c. 1625 Folio 51.2 x 41.5 cm; Painting 45 x 37 cm Folio 51.2 x 41.5 cm; Painting 45 x 37 cm Folio 32.5 x 22 cm; Painting 29 x 18.2 cm Opaque pigments and ink on paper Provenance Folio 23.6 x 39 cm; Painting 16.4 x 28.3 cm Sir Thomas Phillipps Bart (1792-1872) Sir Elijah Impey (1732-1809) maru sets out armed and determined to the heroine worships a shivalingam - from a the nayaka being fanned by his lover - from a hindola raga - from a ragamala series recover his beloved - from a ragamala ragamala series keshav das’ kavipriya series Sirohi, c. 1680 series North Deccan, possibly Aurangabad, early 18th century Orchha, c. 1630-1635 Opaque pigments and gold on paper Northern Deccan, c. 1630-1650 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments on paper Folio 23 x 17.5 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 27.8 x 19 cm; Painting 23.9 x 15.2 cm Folio 20.5 x 16.5 cm Folio 51.2 x 41.5 cm; Painting 45 x 37 cm 18th century English inscription on verso Provenance Nasli Heeramaneck (1902-1971) the apsaras or heavenly nymph menaka inter- jagat singh II (r.1734-1751) enjoying a dance a ruler on horseback, probably maharao kumbha putra of Shri raga, a girl at a well rupts the asceticisms of the sage Vishvamitra performance bakhtawar Singh of Alwar draws a pot of water for her admirer - from a - from a balakanda of the ramayana series Udaipur, c. 1740 Alwar, c. 1810 ragamala series Mewar, Udaipur, c. 1720-30 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Basohli, c. 1690-95 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 26 x 35 cm; Painting: 23.75 x 33 cm Folio 36.7 x 30.8 cm; Painting 32.5 x 22 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 27 x 40 cm Provenance Folio 20.1 × 20.3 cm Edward Lucie-Smith (1933) Provenance Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017) Alice Boney (1901-1988) prince sagat singh of mewar after his bath, portrait of maharana pratap singh II of mewar battle between monkeys and demons - from book garuda pays his respects to rama and lakshma- smoking a hookah (r. 1751-54) vi the ‘shangri/bahu’ ramayana, style iii na - from book vi of the ‘shangri/bahu’ Mewar, Udaipur c. 1750 Mewar, 1751-1754 Bahu (Jammu) or Kulu, 1700-10 ramayana, style iii Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Bahu (Jammu) or Kulu, 1700-10 Folio 24.5 x 19.7 cm; Painting 16.2 x 11.3 cm Folio 29.8 x 24.2 cm; Painting 24.7 x 18.9 cm Folio 22.2 x 32.1 cm; Painting 19.4 x 29.2 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 21.2 x 31.7 cm; Painting 17.7 x 28.4 cm book cover illustrating the death of parashurama fighting the 1000-armed arjuna the demon pralamba - from a bhagavata kartavirya - from a dashavatara series purana series Chamba, c. 1740 Attributed to Bhagvan, Kulu, c. 1794 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold and silver on pa- Folio 15 x 20.2 cm; Painting 10.4 x 15.5 cm per laid down on board as a book cover Book cover 13.4 x 19.7 cm left above krishna’s wives honour the sage narada and the monkeys start to build the bridge across krishna carries his vina for him on his arrival the sea to lanka - from a ramayana series in dwarka - from a ‘vertical’ bhagavata purana Guler, 1760-70 series Opaque pigments with gold on paper Mankot, c. 1720 Folio 21 x 27.7 cm; Painting 16.8 x 23.9 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 28.4 x 21 cm hanuman jumps back across the ocean from the death of the demons mahodara, devantaka lanka to mount mahendra - from book v of the and trisiras - from the second part of the ‘second’ guler ramayana ‘second’ guler ramayana By a Guler artist, c. 1800–10 By a Guler artist, c. 1790 a prince and his favourite lady enjoy music on a cold night Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold and silver on paper Guler, c. 1815, attributed to Gursahai Folio 25 x 35.5 cm; Painting 20 x 30.2 cm Folio 24.9 x 35.3 cm; Painting 20 x 30.2 cm Opaque pigments with gold on paper Folio 29.8 × 40.8 cm; Painting 21.2 × 32.4 cm the nayika and the black buck - from a a queen being attended by ladies, and ladies the lover attempts to entice his timid satsai of bihari series plucking flowers and tending them in a garden - mistress back to bed Attributed to the workshop of the Guler artist, double sided palm leaf folio Kangra or Mandi, c. 1820 Chhajju at Chamba, c. 1810–20 Orissa, 19th century Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments with gold on paper Opaque pigments on palm leaf Folio 30.2 x 23.8 cm; Painting 21.5 x 14.6 cm Folio 24.3 x 18.3 cm; Painting 16 x 11 cm Palm leaf: 4.5 x 35.5 cm First published in 2020 by Francesca Galloway © Copyright images: Francesca Galloway Ltd Acknowledgements No part of the contents of this book may be I am very grateful to J.P Losty, Helen Loveday, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or Richard Valencia, Christine Ramphal and transmitted in any form or by any means, Danielle Beilby for their invaluable help with electronic, mechanical, photocopying or this catalogue. otherwise, without the written permission of Francesca Galloway Ltd.