- 268
MAHARAO UMED SINGH I RECEIVES ZALIM SINGH JHALA
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- MAHARAO UMED SINGH I RECEIVES ZALIM SINGH JHALA
- Ink with black chalk and white bodycolor on paper
- image: 12 3/4 by 10 1/2 in. (30.5 by 26.6 cm)
Provenance
Sam Fogg Ltd., London
Acquired mid 1990's
Acquired mid 1990's
Condition
Some surface abrasions and stains with old creases flattened out visible in catalogue illustration. Pounced with charcoal for transfer. Inscribed above the protagonists in black ink devanagari script are their names. Some losses and edge reinforcement. The drawing is laid on archival paper. Verso: Some stains and reinforced areas. Old creases and adhesions visible. Pinprick holes for pouncing visible. Conservation framed
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Maharao Umed Singh I of Kotah (r. 1771-1819) seated with his powerful chief minister Zalim Singh Jhala (1730-1823) against bolsters on an outdoor mat beneath an awning, accompanied by a Maratha sardar and a courtier. Two attendants stand behind holding a morchal and a chowrie as symbols of royal authority. Perhaps this is a war council, Zalim Singh Jhala (wearing a Bundi-style khadgar pagri) was commander of the army of Kotah in its battles against Sawai Madho Singh of Jaipur during the reign of Maharao Shatru Sal I - their swords close at hand and their shields reflexively pulled to chest height.
A very vigorous black ink drawing created for transfer - as evidenced by the tiny pinpricks along the ink outlined subjects and the overall application of black charcoal dust used for pouncing and transfer. White bodycolor used to correct out💮lines and clarify the composition, seen in stark relief to the charcoal ground, heightens the abstracted effect. Other corrected sections with numerous pentimenti - or rethought areas - s🌌pread across the composition.
For a detail from another drawing of the same four figures and likely by the same hand see Stuart Cary Welch, Gods Kings and Tigers: the Art of Kotah, New York, 1997 fig.12, pp. 50-53.