EMBRACING LOVERS, SCHOOL OF ABU'L-HASAN GHAFFARI, QAJAR IRAN, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

EMBRACING LOVERS
SCHOOL OF ABU'L-HASAN GHAFFARI, QAJAR IRAN, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Gouache on paper, two lovers lie on the floor in amorous embrace, the man wearing red and white floral robe and the woman in green jacket and dark shirt, other clothes strewn around them, behind them a series of windows with elaborate geometric frames, one window open and with three housemaids peering in, one brandishing a duster and another a stick, the interior with European-style chair and large white cushion, laid down on gold-speckled blue ground, trimmed, some old creases and one side unfinished
Painting 8¾ x 13 3/8in. (22.3 x 34cm.); folio 12 x 14 7/8in. (30.5 x 37.8cm.)

Saleroom Notice
Please note that this painting is on cloth and not on paper as stated in the printed catalogue.

Post Lot Text
Oliver Hoare was amused to find a black square in Christie's catalogue obscuring the view. We reproduce the painting here in full, as imagine he would have appreciated.the full picture.