The Love Story of Amar Chattar and Sundari Virda in the Pure “Provincial Mughal” Style

Published on 04 June 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 12 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 246-248, rue Giraudeau - 37000 Tours

This album of 30 Indian paintings from the Pierre Maurs Collection highlights the elegance of the “Provincial Mughal” style.

India, “Provincial Mughal” style, first quarter of the 17th century. Album of 30... The Love Story of Amar Chattar and Sundari Virda in the Pure “Provincial Mughal” Style

India, “Provincial Mughal” style, first quarter of the 17^th century. Album of 30 paintings, polychrome pigments and gold on paper, 24 x 17 x 1 cm/9.44 x 6.69 x 0.39 in.
Estimate: €30,000/50,000

As his collection shows, Pierre Maurs (1908-2000) loved modern painting , but his natural curiosity led him to Asian and Oceanic art. This outstanding album from the first quarter of the 17 th century, which belonged to a 19 th -century…

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Collection Pierre MAURS (1908-2000) : Tableaux, Civilisations, Objets d'art et Mobilier.

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