Rare Paintings
 6 Feb 2014 Rare Paintings
Avenue of Oreodoxa Palms

Illustration from the book:
INDIA
By Pierre Loti
Translated from the French by George A. F. Inman (of Bowdon)
Published by T. W. Laurie, London - 1913 Read More
 6 Feb 2014 Rare Paintings
Illustration from the book:
INDIA
By Pierre Loti
Translated from the French by George A. F. Inman (of Bowdon)
Published by T. W. Laurie, London - 1913 Read More
 19 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Article:
Want the arts to flourish? Get educated.
By Shoba Narayan

Along with constructing foundations and museums, consider audience participation.

When was the last time you visited a museum or gallery? And what did you do there? Art exhibition openings don’t qualify: they are social, n... Read More
 18 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Article:
India negotiating to bring back stolen antiques: ASI
By David Lalmalsawma
Reuters

India plans to step up its efforts to bring back Indian artefacts from other countries after the recent repatriation of a 10th century “Yogini” stone sculpture from Paris.

Illegal trade in painting... Read More
 17 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Pen-and-ink and water-colour drawing dated January 1801 of a column from the Uchappaya Matha at Anegondi in Karnataka, from an album of 56 sheets of drawings (60 folios) mainly of miscellaneous architecture and sculpture in the Deccan and S. India. ff.31-38 depict ceiling paintings at Anegundi, d... Read More
 17 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Two holy men and two equestrian figures. Wall painting at Anegondi - January 1801

Water-colour drawing of two holy men and two equestrian figures painted on the ceiling of the Uchappaya Matha at Anegondi in Karnataka, from an album of 56 sheets of drawings (60 folios) mainly of miscellaneous a... Read More
 17 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
A procession featuring a guru being carried in a palanquin.

Wall painting at Anegondi - January 1801.

Water-colour drawing with pen-and-ink dated January 1801 of a guru surrounded by devotees painted on the ceiling of the Uchappaya Matha at Anegondi in Karnataka, from an album of 56 sheet... Read More
 17 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
A guru surrounded by devotees, depicted in a wall painting at Anegondi - January 1801.

‘Painting on the Roof of the Jungum Mutt at Anagoondy.’

Pen-and-ink and water-colour drawing date January 1801, of a guru surrounded by devotees painted on the ceiling of the Uchappaya Matha at Anegondi ... Read More
 15 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Temple near Bangalore with Nandidrug in the distance - 1792
By Thomas Daniell

Pencil and wash drawing of the temple near Bangalore with Nandidrug in the distance, dated 1 May 1792. Inscribed on back in ink is: '13. Near Bangalore'; in pencil: 'Near Bangalore. Nundyroog in the distance. No. 18... Read More
 15 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
View near Bangalore - 1808

Plate 17 from the fifth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' called 'Antiquities of India.' The group of structures in this print are close to the GANGADHARESHVARA TEMPLE, south of Bangalore. The Daniells wrote, 'The neighbourhood of Bangalore is re... Read More
 15 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
The Gavi Gangadhareshvara Temple, Bangalore - 1804

Plate nineteen in 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter. This aquatint is based on a picture by Hunter, and contrary to its assigned title -'A Moorish Mosque At Bangalore', represents a Hindu temple.

The GANGADHARESHVA... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing of a European house in Madras (Chennai) with a palanquin and carriage at the door and a watercarrier in the foreground by Justinian Gantz(1802-1862) in 1832. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Just Gantz 1832.' Justinian Gantz, eldest son of John Gantz, is described in the 'E... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing of a European house in Madras (Chennai) by Justinian Gantz (1802-1862) in 1841. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Madras, 1841.' Justinian Gantz, eldest son of John Gantz, is described in the 'East India Register' as 'Miniature Painter'. He married Ann Philipina Martin at Bl... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing of the Merchants' buildings at Chennai (Madras) by John Gantz in 1829. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'J. Gantz & Son. 1829.' John Gantz, probably of Austrian extraction, was employed as a draftsman and surveyor by the East India Company from about 1800 to 1803, eventually... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Watercolour of the general view of temples at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, by John Gantz, c. 1825. Inscribed: 'N.' 'Easterly View of the Village Pagodas and adjacent Mountain Mahabalipoorum from an Original sketch by Mr Braddock. J. Gantz'.

John Gantz (1772-1853) and his son Justinian ran a lit... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing of the Board of Trade and Customs House at Chennai (Madras) by John Gantz (1772-1853) in 1822. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'John Gantz. 1822'. John Gantz produced standard topographical drawings for sale to Europeans in Madras, making in some cases several versions of t... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour view of a waterfall at Sivasamudram by Justinian Gantz (1802-1862) in 1833. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Just Gantz. 1833'; on the back in ink: 'The Great Fall of the Western branch of the Cavary at Shevasamadroo.'

The Cauvery or Kaveri is a sacred river in southern India. I... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing by John Gantz of the temple at Kolar, dated circa 1800. Inscribed on the front in ink: 'S.' 'View of the Pagoda Antergunay and Tank on the Hill near Colar. J. Gantz Delt.'

The Kolar district in Karnataka is bounded by Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and possesses numerous te... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Watercolour drawing of a ruined temple north of Mamallapuram, by John Gantz, c. 1825. From a sketch by Mr J. Braddock.

John Gantz (1772-1853) and his son Justinian ran a lithographic press, but are remembered best for their watercolours of flat-top houses and public buildings in and around Che... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Watercolour of the five 'rathas' at Mamallapuram, by John Gantz, c.1825. Inscribed: 'North View of the 5 Pagodas about one mile south of Mahabilipoorum showing also a Lion and Elephant, the latter as large as life, the former larger, the whole cut sculptured from solid Granite stones - from a Ske... Read More
 14 Jan 2014 Rare Paintings
Water-colour drawing by Justinian Gantz of pilgrims and Hindu ascetics, Madras, dated 1841. Inscribed on front in ink: 'Pilgrims, Sainashees, Bairaghees, Pandarams. Just Gantz. Popham's Broadway. No.35. Madras 1841.'

This drawing depicts a group of Hindu pilgrims and ascetics. The horizontal w... Read More