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Portrait of a Sikh figure India, Punjab, mid-19th century

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Baias is pleased to present a selection of artworks from the collection of the Mutti family: three generations united by their passion for art. The core of the publication is a group of 41 colourful Indian miniature paintings collected by the architect Giacomo Mutti during his many trips to the subcontinent. The catalogue includes also 4 paintings by his father, Adolfo Mutti, a well known local painter and 7 photographs by the grandson of the latter, Filippo Mutti, shot during his trips to Tibet and Nepal. For further info about Adolfo, Giacomo and Filippo please do contact us.

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Adolfo Mutti (1893 - 1980) Statuette with red plate, 1970s, Oil on canvas: Foreshortened composition depicting a white vase, a porcelain statuette and a large red plate, characterised by a strong perspective slant and a skilful use of colour combinations. Published in

0001: Adolfo Mutti (1893 - 1980) Statuette with red plate, 1970s, Oil on canvasEst. €800-€1,200Lot Passed

Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Mother and daughter, 1970s, Oil on canvas: View of a city street with two young women. The blue sky and the bright green of the creepers falling from the old walls evoke suspended time and the quiet serenity of a warm spring day.Published in

0002: Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Mother and daughter, 1970s, Oil on canvasEst. €1,000-€1,500Lot Passed

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Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Snowfall on Mutti's house, 1960s, Oil on canvas: View of snow-covered hillside landscape with buildings. An impressionist painting where the houses blurred in the muddy snow seem to convey the cold and loneliness of a gloomy winter.A variant of the

0003: Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Snowfall on Mutti's house, 1960s, Oil on canvasEst. €1,000-€1,500

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Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Posing, 1960s, Oil on canvas: Portrait of a young woman sitting with her hands clasped and her gaze far away. Painting characterised by a strong impressionist hint with warm colours and touches of light.Published in Adolfo Mutti,

0004: Adolfo Mutti (1893-1980) Posing, 1960s, Oil on canvasEst. €1,500-€2,000Lot Passed

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Portrait of a Sikh figure India, Punjab, mid-19th century: According to the typewritten caption added by a previous collector, the subject of the portrait is Guru Har Krishan (1656â€“1664), the eighth of the ten gurus of the Sikhs. Depictions of this

0005: Portrait of a Sikh figure India, Punjab, mid-19th centuryEst. €1,500-€2,500

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Rare portrait of a Ramanandi ascetic India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, first half of the 19th century: The physiognomic portrait of the central figure indicates that the subject is a historical figure, an ascetic, who is worshipped by Rama, Sita and Hanuman. These elements suggest that he is a

0006: Rare portrait of a Ramanandi ascetic India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, first half of the 19th centuryEst. €1,200-€1,600

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0007: Portrait of Emperor Akbar Shah II North India, Delhi, late 19th centuryEst. €1,200-€1,600Lot Passed

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Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, mid-19th century: Sawai Ram Singh II (r. 1835â€“1881) ascended the throne of Jaipur in 1835, after the death of his father. As he was barely a year old, the kingdom was ruled by a regent until he reached the age

0008: Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, mid-19th centuryEst. €1,200-€1,600

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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota Rajasthan, Kota, second half of the 19th century: Ram Singh II (r. 1827-1866), ruler of Kota, is wearing armour for the official celebrations of the Dussera festival which involved the killing of a buffalo. He sits on a European chair in a formal

0009: Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota Rajasthan, Kota, second half of the 19th centuryEst. €1,200-€1,500

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Zalim Singh of the Jhala clan Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota, second half of the 18th century: This graceful painting depicts a famous figure of the court of Kota, Zalim Singh (1740â€“1823) of the Jhala clan, an influential politician and a great patron of the arts. For several years, he

0010: Zalim Singh of the Jhala clan Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota, second half of the 18th centuryEst. €800-€1,200

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Maharaja Takhat Singh of Marwar with a woman Rajasthan, Jodhpur, second half of the 19th century: Maharaja Takhat Singh of the Marwar (r. 1843â€“1873) is in the company of a woman and both are wearing sumptuous court costumes. The halo surrounding the rulerâ€™s head is intended to

0011: Maharaja Takhat Singh of Marwar with a woman Rajasthan, Jodhpur, second half of the 19th centuryEst. €600-€800

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Portrait of a nobleman Rajasthan, late 19th or early 20th century: With the advent of photography, traditional Rajasthani painting often adopted and imitated some of its peculiar features. In this portrait in question, one can see some of its compositional and

0012: Portrait of a nobleman Rajasthan, late 19th or early 20th centuryEst. €800-€1,200Lot Passed

Woman with child Jaipur, 19th century: A woman holds a flask and a small cup while a child sits on her lap. Both wear sumptuous court robes and they are framed by a window, reintroducing a composition that was widespread in Mughal times

0013: Woman with child Jaipur, 19th centuryEst. €500-€700Lot Passed

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Parshvanata and the syllable hrim Rajasthan, probably Kota or Bundi, mid-19th century: This painting, characterised by its meditative purpose, is the only example of Jain painting in the catalogue. Its courtly style is in stark divergence from the usual schematic and stylised

0015: Parshvanata and the syllable hrim Rajasthan, probably Kota or Bundi, mid-19th centuryEst. €600-€1,000

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The sage Shukadeva recites the Bhaagavata PuranÌ£a North India, probably Rajasthan, second half: A large painting depicting Shukadeva, son of the sage Vyasa, who is the figure with the blue skin and halo sitting on the throne. He recites the Bhagavata PuranÌ£a to the other figure, King

0016: The sage Shukadeva recites the Bhaagavata PuranÌ£a North India, probably Rajasthan, second halfEst. €2,000-€3,000

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The sage Shukadeva recites the Bhagavata PuranÌ£a Rajasthan, Jaipur or Kishangarh, late 19th: The painting takes up the theme of the previous work, which is presented in an essential and unadorned manner. The sage Shukadeva holds the page of a manuscript of the Bhagavata PuranÌ£a while King

0017: The sage Shukadeva recites the Bhagavata PuranÌ£a Rajasthan, Jaipur or Kishangarh, late 19thEst. €600-€800Lot Passed

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Radha and Krishna Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half or end of the 19th century: The painting belongs to the late period of Jaipur painting when its visual language absorbed some elements from European art, such as the size of the figures, Radha and Krishna, which are larger than

0018: Radha and Krishna Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half or end of the 19th centuryEst. €1,000-€1,500

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Female figures Pigments and gold on cotton, North India, probably Gujarat, 19th century: This painted cotton cloth was probably part of a larger pichvai in which the two women were accompanied by other female figures. The use of shaped pieces of fabric sewn onto a larger cotton textile

0019: Female figures Pigments and gold on cotton, North India, probably Gujarat, 19th centuryEst. €1,200-€1,500

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The Adventures of Krishna Rajasthan, 19th century: This painting, unfortunately damaged, depicts the activities and main events of Krishnaâ€™s life. His adventures, narrated in traditional sacred texts such as the Bhagavata PuranÌ£a, are a

0020: The Adventures of Krishna Rajasthan, 19th centuryEst. €1,500-€2,000

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Vasudeva carries the newborn Krishna to safety Rajasthan, Nathdwara, second half of the 19th century: Since Kamsa, the evil king of Mathura, was threatening the life of the newborn Krishna, the child was transferred to a safe place by his father, Vasudeva, soon after his birth. The painting depicts

0021: Vasudeva carries the newborn Krishna to safety Rajasthan, Nathdwara, second half of the 19th centuryEst. €1,000-€1,500

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Krishna and Yashoda Rajasthan, Nathdwara, late 19th century: The woman nursing the baby is Krishnaâ€™s adoptive mother, Yashoda. The infant does not appear in the usual blue colour but he features a pinkish complexion that emphasises its human nature. The

0022: Krishna and Yashoda Rajasthan, Nathdwara, late 19th centuryEst. €600-€800

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Yamunaji offers lotus flowers to Krishna Rajasthan, Nathdwara, late 19th century: This scene depicts the personification of the river Yamuna giving lotus flowers to Krishna after picking them from the surface of the water. A similar iconography is found in a painting from the

0023: Yamunaji offers lotus flowers to Krishna Rajasthan, Nathdwara, late 19th centuryEst. €700-€1,000Lot Passed

Veneration of Krishna in a lake pavilion Rajasthan, Nathdwara, second half of the 19th century: An image of Krishna with four arms is venerated by devotees inside a lake pavilion. The painting is typical of the Nathdwara school where devotional images like this, probably used for domestic

0024: Veneration of Krishna in a lake pavilion Rajasthan, Nathdwara, second half of the 19th centuryEst. €800-€1,200Lot Passed

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Portrait of a priest Rajasthan, Nathdwara, mid-19th century: Portraits of priests of the Vallabha Sampradaya were widespread in Nathdwara.They were either collected as works of art or commissioned for devotional purposes, that is to adorn the home altars of

0025: Portrait of a priest Rajasthan, Nathdwara, mid-19th centuryEst. €800-€1,000

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