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LOT 73

Lot 73

Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975)

Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975)
Lot 73 Details
Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975), Pakistani

A FLOWER FOR PRINCE. AT HIS FEET (MUGHAL PRINCE AND HIS COURTESAN)

Watercolour on heavy paper; signed and dated 1938 lower left, titled, annotated and certified by the artist’s son, Arif Rahman Chughtai at Lahore in 2015 and stamped by the Chughtai Museum Trust, Lahore, Pakistan, verso. Unframed.
22" x 18.5" — 55.9 x 47 cm.

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $27,060
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975)
  • Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975)
Provenance:

Direct from the artist’s collection;
By descent to his son, Lahore, Pakistan

Note:

According to the artist’s son, Arif Rahman Chughtai, his father dated few works. This watercolour was executed just after his father’s European tour.

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