29th Oct, 2021 14:00

Islamic & Indian Art

 
  Lot 381
 

A STUDY OF SEATED DERVISHES PREPARING FOOD
Possibly Northern India in Persian style, mid to late 19th century

A STUDY OF SEATED DERVISHES PREPARING FOOD
Possibly Northern India in Persian style, mid to late 19th century

Ink and pencil on wove paper, the vertical composition intended as a preparatory sketch portraying twelve seated men, all dressed as dervishes, mostly with long beards, wearing conical hats and long, loose coats and robes, five of them portrayed in the act of preparing food, the others either begging for food, observing or being absent-minded, set within black and red borders, mounted, glazed and framed, 28.5cm x 24.2cm including the frame.

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