India on Paper 2014 #1

The fine works gathered in this private European collection of Indian paintings illustrate the arts of the princely courts of India, from Delhi to Mysore. Illustrations from the Ramayana are offered alongside portraits of Mughal and Rajput nobles, Ragamala paintings, hunting scenes, fine drawings and sketches. With estimates ranging from £700 to £20,000, the sale represents a rare opportunity to acquire exquisite examples of Indian works on paper, collected with passion over the last decades of the 20th century.