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Unknown — A Crimson Horned Pheasant (Tragopan Satyra), from the Impey Album, signed by Ram Das, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1778-83
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A Crimson Horned Pheasant (Tragopan Satyra), from the Impey Album, signed by Ram Das, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1778-83

A naturalistic watercolor study of a Crimson Horned Pheasant from the Impey Album, signed by the Company School artist Ram Das. Created in Calcutta between 1778-83, it exemplifies the fusion of Indian and European artistic traditions.

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IN AN INDIAN GARDEN: The Carlton Rochell Collection of Company School Paintings

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $100,000$150,000

Lot 16

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Unknown, A Crimson Horned Pheasant (Tragopan Satyra), from the Impey Album, signed by Ram Das, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1778-83

A naturalistic watercolor study of a Crimson Horned Pheasant from the Impey Album, signed by the Company School artist Ram Das. Created in Calcutta between 1778-83, it exemplifies the fusion of Indian and European artistic traditions.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Impey Album, Watercolor, Natural History, Calcutta, Ram Das, 18th Century, Company School, Bird Study

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art