A.R. CHUGHTAI (1897 - 1975)

ASN0049

Auction Type: Silent Bids

Charm of the Valley

Watercolour on Paper

Signed in Urdu top centre right, c.1920s
Dimension: 26 x 20.5 in

Estimate: ₹1,00,00,000 – ₹1,50,00,000

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Provenance

Acquired at Allama Iqbal's residence in Lahore directly from the artist by Mr. Kashyap Bandhu, a prominent social reformer in Kashmir and a good friend of the artist
Acquired in the 1950s from the above by a prominent Kashmiri political family
Thence by descent
Property of a Prominent Advocate, Bengaluru

Details

A similiar painting titled 'Charm of the Vallery' was published in 'Chughtai's Indian Paintings' by Dhoomi Mal publishers, New Delhi, 1951

Condition

In good original condition

Notes

This painting is certified by Dr. Marcella Sirhandi of Oklahoma State University, a leading scholar on South Asian Art history, whose doctoral dissertaion was focused on A. R. Chughtai's artistic legacy