5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
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A SCENE FROM THE STORY OF LAILA AND MAJNUN, PROBABLY LUCKNOW, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
gouache with gold on paper, the maiden depicted riding on a camel to visit her emaciated lover in a rocky landscape with a river in the foreground, mounted and framed, 18.5 x 11cm (image)
Provenance: Private collection, London. Purchased from the late Margaret Tyler, circa 1990.
In Amir Khosrow's version of the famous story, Layla visits Majnun in the desert, where he is protected by wild animals. In this painting, the Persian setting has been exchanged for a more typically Indian landscape.
gouache with gold on paper, the maiden depicted riding on a camel to visit her emaciated lover in a rocky landscape with a river in the foreground, mounted and framed, 18.5 x 11cm (image)
Provenance: Private collection, London. Purchased from the late Margaret Tyler, circa 1990.
In Amir Khosrow's version of the famous story, Layla visits Majnun in the desert, where he is protected by wild animals. In this painting, the Persian setting has been exchanged for a more typically Indian landscape.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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Sunday 2nd June: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 3rd June: 10:00am to 8.00pm
Tuesday 4th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
