Two Court Ladies Drinking Wine, Mughal India, circa 1760, opaque pigments with gold on paper

India and Iran: Works on Paper, Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd.
Live exhibition March 16-24
Opening reception March 16, 5-8pm
67 E. 80th St., Suite 2
New York, NY

Based in London since 1998, Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch are former directors of the Antiquities and Islamic and Indian Art departments at Sotheby’s, London. Their professional expertise encompasses Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Islamic art. They also specialize in the art of the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, covering works from the Buddhist and Hindu dynasties to the Mughals, with a special emphasis on Indian and Islamic miniature painting and manuscripts.

The Hindu God Vishnu as Venkateshvara, probably Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, late 18th century, gouache heightened with gold on paper

Included in their exhibition in New York is this striking image of The Hindu God Vishnu as Venkateshvara, dated late 18th century. This gouache heightened with gold on paper depicts the four-armed Hindu god Vishnu in his human avatar as Venkateshvara or forgiver of sins. It was painted in Andhra Pradesh in south India, probably at Tirupati, northwest of Madras (Chennai), where a school of painting flourished in the eighteenth century. The style of painting, with lavish use of gold, is distinctly south Indian.

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