INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MARWAR, CIRCA 1760

Name: A PAINTING OF INEBRIATED ASCETICS IN THE POPPY FIELD
Brand: INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MARWAR, CIRCA 1760
Price: 6500.00 USD
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USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

Closed: 27 Sep 2023

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A PAINTING OF INEBRIATED ASCETICS IN THE POPPY FIELD

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MARWAR, CIRCA 1760

Closed: 27 Sep 2023

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Folio 9⁷⁄₈ x 6⁷⁄₈ in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm.)
Image 8⁵⁄₈ x 5⁵⁄₈ in. (21.9 x 14.3 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present scene depicts a host of holy Hindu ascetics, or unwinding in a or opium den. Some of the men are preparing , a drink made with cannabis, while others are smoking opium from small They are all enjoying themselves in their inebriated states, partially undressed, revealing scrawny and contorted forms. A similar painting of the subject, apparently also from Marwar, and dated to circa 1775, is in the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art (Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, 1990.722).