Details
Comprising six single and two double-sided illustrations, depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
Opaque pigments on paper
15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (38.9 x 29 cm.), the largest

Provenance
68.013: Doris Weiner, New York, 1968.
2016.016: Collection of Dr. Claus Virch.
Sotheby's New York, 16 March 2016, lot 890.
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Lot Essay

These paintings, usually illustrations from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana and sometimes from local tales, are characterised by their monumental figures, primary colour palette and folkish style. For a discussion on Paithan painting and examples in the British Museum, see A.L. Dallapiccola, South Indian Paintings – A Catalogue of the British Museum Collections, London, 2010, pp. 278-295.

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