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106 Compare Padmini Nayika, Nurpur ca. 1770, in the Chandigarh
PADMINI NAYIKA: THE BEAUTY OF THE LOTUS WOMAN Museum, published in Randhawa, Kangra Valley Paintings, Delhi,
Nurpur, 1760-1770 1972, pl. 8; and the huqqa, bolster, and sky in Archer, Indian Paintings
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper. from the Punjab Hills, London 1973, Nurpur nos. 39, 41, 42 & 52. The
Image: 6 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (15.5 x 9 cm) folio is trimmed, as are many Nurpur paintings of this period.
$2,000 - 3,000
Published
The ample-bodied padmini smokes a huqqa on her garden terrace. Dallapiccola, Princesses et Courtisanes; a travers les miniatures
Seated on a chauki, she leans against a huge, silver-ground bolster indiennes, Galerie Marco Polo, Paris, 1978, p. 67, no. 59.
with ornamental leaves. She is obviously thinking about her lover,
raising her right index finger. On the horizon the sun sets in flaming red, Provenance
responding to the color of her blouse. Galerie Marco Polo, Paris, 1978
Private European Collection

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