A.R. CHUGHTAI (1897 - 1975)
Charm of the Valley
Watercolour on Paper
Signed in Urdu top right centre, c. 1940s
Dimension: 26 x 20.5 in
A similiar painting titled 'Charm of the Vallery' was published in 'Chughtai's Indian Paintings' by Dhoomi Mal publishers, New Delhi, 1951
Condition: In good original condition
literature: The work is certified by Dr. Marcella Sirhandi of Oklahoma State University, a leading scholar on South Asian Art history, whose doctoral dissertaion was focused on A. R. Chughtai's artistic legacy
Provenance: Acquired at Allama Iqbal's residence in Lahore directly from the artist by Mr. Kashyap Bandhu, a prominent social reformer in Kashmir and a good friend of the artist
Acquired in the 1950s from the above by a prominent Kashmiri political family
Thence by descent
Property of a Prominent Advocate, Bengaluru
Charm of the Valley
Watercolour on Paper
Signed in Urdu top right centre, c. 1940s
Dimension: 26 x 20.5 in
A similiar painting titled 'Charm of the Vallery' was published in 'Chughtai's Indian Paintings' by Dhoomi Mal publishers, New Delhi, 1951
Condition: In good original condition
literature: The work is certified by Dr. Marcella Sirhandi of Oklahoma State University, a leading scholar on South Asian Art history, whose doctoral dissertaion was focused on A. R. Chughtai's artistic legacy
Provenance: Acquired at Allama Iqbal's residence in Lahore directly from the artist by Mr. Kashyap Bandhu, a prominent social reformer in Kashmir and a good friend of the artist
Acquired in the 1950s from the above by a prominent Kashmiri political family
Thence by descent
Property of a Prominent Advocate, Bengaluru
