13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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EMMY LICHTWITZ-KRASSO, AUSTRIAN-AMERICAN (1895-1974), PORTRAIT OF A SADHU, 1949
oil on canvas, laid on board, signed and dated, 56 x 45.5cm
Emmy Lichtwitz Krasso was a successful artist, with her own studio in Vienna, Austria. In 1939 she fled Austria with her husband, Oscar, and went first to Russia, then to Bombay. In India, she was permitted to draw life sketches of Mohandas Gandhi, and in 1945 completed a full-scale portrait. Examples of her work are held in galleries in Austria, Russia and the United States.
Sold for £420
oil on canvas, laid on board, signed and dated, 56 x 45.5cm
Emmy Lichtwitz Krasso was a successful artist, with her own studio in Vienna, Austria. In 1939 she fled Austria with her husband, Oscar, and went first to Russia, then to Bombay. In India, she was permitted to draw life sketches of Mohandas Gandhi, and in 1945 completed a full-scale portrait. Examples of her work are held in galleries in Austria, Russia and the United States.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
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Viewing days:
10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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