Krishna, Devayani (Artist). The White Lion of the | 00357691
Estimates
₹124,500 - 166,000
$1,500 - 2,000
Winning Bid
₹846,600
$10,200
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
1415.46
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
6.80
Devayani Krishna | 08 Jul 1918 – 05 Sep 2002
ArtistDevayani Krishna
TitleThe White Lion of the Snow
MediumGouache on paper pasted on board
Date1950
Size20.67 x 28.94 in (52.50 x 73.50 cm)
Lot Number140
Auction HouseSaffronart
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction14 December 2023
Type of AuctionOnline
Provenance
Property from the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection
Literary Reference
" It is difficult to describe the power of [Devayani Krishna’s] drawings. It is as though a great choreographer compressed the total movement of the dance, such as the dance of Shiva, into a single ideograph. "Richard Bartholomew rpt. in Sa.Onl/14.12.23, Lot 140
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