Lot 272
Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975)
Lot 272 Details
Muhammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894-1975), Pakistani
KASHMEERI MOTHER
Watercolour; signed upper left, titled, dated 1945-1950 and certified by the artist’s son, Arif Rahman Chughta in 2009 and stamped by the Chughtai Museum Trust, Lahore, Pakistan verso. Unframed.
11.9" x 10.8" — 30.2 x 27.5 cm.
Estimate $20,000-$30,000
Literature:
For an illustration of “Under The Apple Tree”, see Chughtai’s book, Amal E. Chughtai (Poet of The East), published by Print Printo Press, Ravi Road, Lahore in 1969
Note:
The artist’s son writes: “Kashmeeri Mother is the first study of a work which later developed into the painting ‘Under the Apple Tree...’ published in the above book.