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Six original watercolors

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26.05.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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ID 752923
Lot 315 | Six original watercolors
Six original watercolorsAround the world, 1850sWORLD TRAVELER – Suite of six original watercolor drawings by the same artist, [Various places, 1850s.]Remarkable series of narrative views from Panama, Peru, India, and China. The unidentified artist of this wonderful group apparently also kept a journal as some of the images are captioned with page numbers. The scenes are uniformly richly colored and with a large cast of characters, with special emphasis on "down and out" individuals and ironic situations. The rather stiff postures and simple expressions of the subjects are more than made up for by the fabulous compositions, specificities, and colors, almost in a proto-symbolist style. The drawings are captioned as follows:1. "The Tiger has a tender regard for the Ayah (page 121)"2. "Fan Qui Yah / Mandarin's Astonishment at a Lady's Bustle (page 142)3. "Los Hereticos! a scene in Peru"4. "Crossing the Isthmus of Darien. Chagres to Gorgona / 1852 (page 184)"5. "1858 / When the exiled King of Delhi was a prisoner en route to Burmah via the Ganges from Allahabad his cooks were permitted once a day to land to prepare food – for a strict Hindoo must not light a fire on the Sacred Stream." This drawing with pencil study of two British soldiers on the verso.6. "Scene near Moulmein / Burmah (page 316)"Six drawings: graphite, watercolor and occasional gouache, on paper; approximately 285 x 400 mm each (a few minor reinforcements to versos and areas of expert restoration to edges/creases, no. 3 with two vertical creases and backed to heavier paper). Individually hinged to window mats. Custom cloth solander case.
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