Lot 54
 
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JAIPUR, CIRCA 1880
Gouache on paper pasted on board heightened with gold
Image: 15 x 21.25 in (38.4 x 54.5 cm)
Folio: 17.5 x 23.5 in (44.5 x 60.2 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Property from a Distinguished Family Collection


This richly detailed painting shows Gajalaxmi flanked by two elephants pouring water from vessels held in their trunks. The goddess is shown on a fully bloomed lotus emerging from the lake. She holds two lotuses in her rear arms and is seen showering money from the palms of her hands in the front. To her left, Lord Ganesha is seated on a throne, seen with two attendants. His vahana Mooshika, the mouse, is by his side. A plate of modaks lies next to him. To the right of Gajalaxmi is Goddess Saraswati, identified by her vahana the swan. Gajalaxmi's importance as the central figure in the painting is amplified by her size and prominence in relation to the other two figures.

Every square inch of this painting is exquisitely detailed. The foreground is painted with a delightful assortment of plants and flowers blooming in the lakes around the gods. The architectural forms, including the terraces, awnings, balustrades, pediments, arches and domes are painstakingly detailed. The one?point perspective introduced into the painting hints at a Western influence, yet retains a flatness seen in the patterns and architectural forms in the foreground, rooting it in the tradition of the Indian miniaturist.




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  Lot 54 of 81  

CLASSICAL INDIAN ART | LIVE AUCTION, MUMBAI
9 MARCH 2017

Estimate
Rs 10,00,000 - 15,00,000
$15,155 - 22,730

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