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Devotional and Narrative Paintings

Paintings that tell a story or carry a devotional image, from the pichwai tradition of Nathdwara to contemporary narrative work drawing on miniature painting.

Artists and makers in this collection: Ramesh Gorjala, Vivek Kumavat, Kiran, Prasad KVS.

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Unattributed, Cows and calf on lapis: a square painting of two white cows and a calf, ornamented in gold, against a flat field of lapis blue.

Contemporary Indian

Cows and calf on lapis

Contemporary Indian

Price₹75,000

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AB/2026/0068

Unattributed, Shri Krishna Ji with the flute, in gold and vermilion: a square painting of a blue-green Shri Krishna Ji playing the flute, his body filled with small scenes of figures, a camel and trees, on a red and gold ground.

Contemporary Indian

Krishna with the flute, in gold and vermilion

Contemporary Indian

Price₹75,000

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AB/2026/0074

Unattributed, Maa Durga Ji and her children before the arch: durga with many arms stands in the centre of an arched shrine, flanked by attendants, with Shri Ganesha Ji in red at the left and the lion beneath her, on brown paper.

Contemporary Indian

Durga and her children before the arch

Contemporary Indian

Price₹75,000

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AB/2026/0083

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What is in the devotional and narrative paintings collection?

Paintings that tell a story or carry a devotional image, from the pichwai tradition of Nathdwara to contemporary narrative work drawing on miniature painting. It holds 13 works: Vermilion face with Kamadhenu; Two bulls carrying the gods; Ganesha and his attendants on saffron; Ganesha in green and gold; Hanuman and the rising sun; Krishna and the serpent in lapis and gold; Krishna in profile, turquoise and gold; Lakshmi on the lotus, saffron profile; The Buddha between flame and cloud; Cows and calf on lapis; The flute and the parrot; Krishna with the flute, in gold and vermilion.

Are these works for sale?

Yes. Each work is offered privately. The price is the whole price, with no buyer's premium and no deposit to enquire. Where a price is not printed, the house gives it in writing on request.