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Unknown — A plantain (musa balbisiana) and a mango (mangifera foetida), possibly an Indian or Chinese artist, Company School, India or South East Asia, early 19th century
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A plantain (musa balbisiana) and a mango (mangifera foetida), possibly an Indian or Chinese artist, Company School, India or South East Asia, early 19th century

Scientific illustrations of a plantain and a mango fruit, possibly created by an Indian or Chinese artist working in the Company School tradition in the early 19th century. The work demonstrates the documentation of regional flora through European-influenced natural history art.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000

Lot 27

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Collectors of Unknown

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Richard Caswell

2 owned

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Sebastián Naranjo

1 owned

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Jonah Handel

1 owned

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Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

1 owned

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Ethan Elkins

1 owned

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Alex Capecelatro

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Mihail Lari

1 spotted

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Unknown, A plantain (musa balbisiana) and a mango (mangifera foetida), possibly an Indian or Chinese artist, Company School, India or South East Asia, early 19th century

Scientific illustrations of a plantain and a mango fruit, possibly created by an Indian or Chinese artist working in the Company School tradition in the early 19th century. The work demonstrates the documentation of regional flora through European-influenced natural history art.

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

Related themes

Scientific Illustration, Natural History, Plantain, Botanical, Mango, Fruit, Southeast Asia, Company School, India, Early 19th Century

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Collected by

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