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  1. The Sothebys sale of 30th April 2025 presents a rare opportunity to acquire a c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting with exceptional provenance & exhibition history attributed to the celebrated #Pahari #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh

    Estimate £40,000-60,000

    'Raghunath Pathania, a Holy Man'

    #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Punjab Hills #India #Paintings

  2. The Sothebys sale of 30th April 2025 presents a rare opportunity to acquire a c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting with exceptional provenance & exhibition history attributed to the celebrated #Pahari #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh

    Estimate £40,000-60,000

    'Raghunath Pathania, a Holy Man'

    #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Punjab Hills #India #Paintings

  3. Agony of a Dejected Lover
    ( #Hindu God Lord #Krishna)

    c1780 #Pahari folio from Gita Govinda attributed to a 1st Generation Master after #Artist #Nainsukh from #Kangra or #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India on Sothebys upcoming sale on 20th March 2025

    Estimate £300,000-500,000

    Composition based on #Raga Gujjari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

    #IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianClassicalMusic #History #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #Art #Painting #Hinduism #Religion

  4. Agony of a Dejected Lover
    ( #Hindu God Lord #Krishna)

    c1780 #Pahari folio from Gita Govinda attributed to a 1st Generation Master after #Artist #Nainsukh from #Kangra or #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India on Sothebys upcoming sale on 20th March 2025

    Estimate £300,000-500,000

    Composition based on #Raga Gujjari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

    #IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianClassicalMusic #History #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #Art #Painting #Hinduism #Religion

  5. Gambhira #Raga

    (Not navigating the rain-water logged roads in #Delhi after the #DelhiRains)

    From a c1790 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master of the first Generation of #Artist after #Manaku & #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh from the “Second Guler Ragamala series” now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #artoftheday #IndianClassicalMusic #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums

  6. Gambhira #Raga

    (Not navigating the rain-water logged roads in #Delhi after the #DelhiRains)

    From a c1790 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master of the first Generation of #Artist after #Manaku & #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh from the “Second Guler Ragamala series” now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #artoftheday #IndianClassicalMusic #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums

  7. Finally #DelhiRains & some respite from the sweltering heat (humidity continues to be very high)

    In this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the large #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Basohli #Jammu Bhagavata Purana attributed to #artist of 1st Generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku 'Lord #Krishna & Gopies Shelter from a Storm'

    Sold by Christie's on March 20 for $50,500

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Hinduism #climatechange #Histodons #MastoArt #climatecrisis #paintings #ArtHistory

  8. Finally #DelhiRains & some respite from the sweltering heat (humidity continues to be very high)

    In this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the large #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Basohli #Jammu Bhagavata Purana attributed to #artist of 1st Generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku 'Lord #Krishna & Gopies Shelter from a Storm'

    Sold by Christie's on March 20 for $50,500

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Hinduism #climatechange #Histodons #MastoArt #climatecrisis #paintings #ArtHistory

  9. My #Mother & Me in 1820 CE (ha!)

    'A Woman in Red with a Child who holds a Now

    This #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney3rd collection is now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA

    This #Painting is by #Artist Chhajju, who was the grandson of #Nainsukh of #Guler popularly known as Leonardo da Vinci of #India

    Happy #MothersDay to everyone
    #happymothersday #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #Entertainment #Paintings

  10. My #Mother & Me in 1820 CE (ha!)

    'A Woman in Red with a Child who holds a Now

    This #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney3rd collection is now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA

    This #Painting is by #Artist Chhajju, who was the grandson of #Nainsukh of #Guler popularly known as Leonardo da Vinci of #India

    Happy #MothersDay to everyone
    #happymothersday #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #Entertainment #Paintings

  11. 'Dancing Villagers' on #InternationalDanceDay

    April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day

    This c1730 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist Pandit Seu (1680-1740) of #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Himalayan #Punjab)
    Pandit Seu was the father of the famous artists #Manaku & #Nainsukh

    This #Painting is now at #LACMA Los Angeles County #Museum of #Art USA

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums #History #Heritage #Paintings #Dance #Entertainment #Himalayas

  12. Today #India celebrates #Mahashivratri #Festival, which is the day when #Hindu God #Shiva got married to Goddess Parvati

    From the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1790 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra of Natanarayana #Raga will be on view from 20 Sept 2024 at #Museum Rietberg's exhibition '#Ragamala: Images for all Senses' #IndianClassicalMusic

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianMythology #Hinduism #Art

  13. Today #India celebrates #Mahashivratri #Festival, which is the day when #Hindu God #Shiva got married to Goddess Parvati

    From the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1790 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra of Natanarayana #Raga will be on view from 20 Sept 2024 at #Museum Rietberg's exhibition '#Ragamala: Images for all Senses' #IndianClassicalMusic

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianMythology #Hinduism #Art

  14. A Lady on a Swing

    #GoodMorning everyone from #Delhi
    A very pleasant morning as #DelhiRains

    This c1800 CE delicately executed #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills is in the style typical of 2nd generation #Artist from the #Nainsukh & #Manaku family from #Guler #HimachalPradesh

    This #Painting from the collection of Toby Falk was sold by Christies for £18,900 on 27th Oct 2023.

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Histodons #History #Heritage #Art #MastoArt #Spring #India

  15. A Lady on a Swing

    #GoodMorning everyone from #Delhi
    A very pleasant morning as #DelhiRains

    This c1800 CE delicately executed #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills is in the style typical of 2nd generation #Artist from the #Nainsukh & #Manaku family from #Guler #HimachalPradesh

    This #Painting from the collection of Toby Falk was sold by Christies for £18,900 on 27th Oct 2023.

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Histodons #History #Heritage #Art #MastoArt #Spring #India

  16. Bhakti Movement's Saint cum Poet Guru Ravidas (1267-1335 AD) at work as a Shoemaker

    #Ravidas greatly influenced the #Sikh #Religion & his compositions are found in the #GuruGranthSahib the holy book of #Sikhism

    c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master #Artist of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

    #RavidasJayanti #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons
    #Punjab Hill State #India

  17. Bhakti Movement's Saint cum Poet Guru Ravidas (1267-1335 AD) at work as a Shoemaker

    #Ravidas greatly influenced the #Sikh #Religion & his compositions are found in the #GuruGranthSahib the holy book of #Sikhism

    c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master #Artist of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

    #RavidasJayanti #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons
    #Punjab Hill State #India

  18. As #Delhi pollution 'improves' from 'severe' to 'very poor' & Government has allowed plying of vehicles, its time for 'A Leisurely Ride' as in this c1740 CE #Pahari #Painting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Mian Mukund Dev of #Jasrota #Jammu & his singer lady Amal

    Mukund Dev is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the #Spring festival of Vasant

    This #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Museums #Paintings #Heritage #History

  19. As #Delhi pollution 'improves' from 'severe' to 'very poor' & Government has allowed plying of vehicles, its time for 'A Leisurely Ride' as in this c1740 CE #Pahari #Painting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Mian Mukund Dev of #Jasrota #Jammu & his singer lady Amal

    Mukund Dev is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the #Spring festival of Vasant

    This #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Museums #Paintings #Heritage #History

  20. Villagers gather around a Fire on a Winter Night.

    The man in the centre appears to be Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu but is disputed by the late B N Goswamy, the world famous #Art historian.

    c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta #Bengal

    Today #India celebrates #Lohri to mark end of the #WinterSeason by sitting around a fire.

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Hindu & #Sikh #Festival

  21. Villagers gather around a Fire on a Winter Night.

    The man in the centre appears to be Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu but is disputed by the late B N Goswamy, the world famous #Art historian.

    c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta #Bengal

    Today #India celebrates #Lohri to mark end of the #WinterSeason by sitting around a fire.

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Hindu & #Sikh #Festival

  22. From the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler (#Punjab Hills) #HimachalPradesh this c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of the 9th #Sikh Guru #TegBahadur ji from the Prahlad Bubbar collection.

    On His martyrdom by beheading on this day (24th November) in 1675 CE at #Delhi on orders of the #Mughal ruler #Aurengzeb for his refusal to convert to Islam.

    #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianReligion #Sikhism #Religion #History #Heritage #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #MastoArt

  23. From the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler (#Punjab Hills) #HimachalPradesh this c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of the 9th #Sikh Guru #TegBahadur ji from the Prahlad Bubbar collection.

    On His martyrdom by beheading on this day (24th November) in 1675 CE at #Delhi on orders of the #Mughal ruler #Aurengzeb for his refusal to convert to Islam.

    #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianReligion #Sikhism #Religion #History #Heritage #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #MastoArt

  24. B N Goswamy, 90, doyen of #Pahari #Art, passed away this morning
    His demise leaves behind a void, a vacuum which won't be filled soon

    His favourite:
    'The Trumpeters'
    c1740 CE, by #Nainsukh of #Guler, #HimachalPradesh who made this at #Jasrota, #Jammu (#Punjab Hills)

    Now at British #Museum

    "The painting depicts seven musicians...holding Pahari horns with long pipes known as turhi...their postures, costumes, hands & faces
    and, their instruments introduces dynamism & vibrancy to the moment"

  25. B N Goswamy, 90, doyen of #Pahari #Art, passed away this morning
    His demise leaves behind a void, a vacuum which won't be filled soon

    His favourite:
    'The Trumpeters'
    c1740 CE, by #Nainsukh of #Guler, #HimachalPradesh who made this at #Jasrota, #Jammu (#Punjab Hills)

    Now at British #Museum

    "The painting depicts seven musicians...holding Pahari horns with long pipes known as turhi...their postures, costumes, hands & faces
    and, their instruments introduces dynamism & vibrancy to the moment"

  26. One of the earliest works by the celebrated #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of "Diwali Celebrations at a Court" is now at British #Museum

    #Diwali comes from #Sanskrit 'Dipa' (Lamp) & 'Avali' (Rows).

    Its celebration marks the beginning of the Indian #NewYear, Samvat 2080.

    #IndianHeritage #History #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Paintings #Museums #Painting #Punjab Hill State #Heritage #India

  27. One of the earliest works by the celebrated #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of "Diwali Celebrations at a Court" is now at British #Museum

    #Diwali comes from #Sanskrit 'Dipa' (Lamp) & 'Avali' (Rows).

    Its celebration marks the beginning of the Indian #NewYear, Samvat 2080.

    #IndianHeritage #History #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Paintings #Museums #Painting #Punjab Hill State #Heritage #India

  28. c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from Doris Wiener collection sold by Christie's for US$ 56,250
    'Samyoga: #Love in Union: Radha & Lord #Krishna on a Swing'

    The animated couple is observed by a group of frozen onlookers.
    The contrast between the #Hindu God & His Lady and the onlookers is beautifully captured in this #Art by a master probably from the #Nainsukh family

    #India #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #History #MastoArt #Heritage

  29. c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from Doris Wiener collection sold by Christie's for US$ 56,250
    'Samyoga: #Love in Union: Radha & Lord #Krishna on a Swing'

    The animated couple is observed by a group of frozen onlookers.
    The contrast between the #Hindu God & His Lady and the onlookers is beautifully captured in this #Art by a master probably from the #Nainsukh family

    #India #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #History #MastoArt #Heritage

  30. #DelhiRains
    At 126 millimetres, it is the wettest July-day in 20 years!
    Floods, traffic jams, uprooted #Trees, electrocution deaths etc, #Delhi has it all (so much for calling #India a #G20 nation).

    In this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum of Fine #Arts Boston 'Radha & #Krishna Shelter from the Storm'.

    #Artist: 1st generation after #Manaku & #Nainsukh

    #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #Religion #Art #IndianHistory #History #Heritage

  31. #DelhiRains
    At 126 millimetres, it is the wettest July-day in 20 years!
    Floods, traffic jams, uprooted #Trees, electrocution deaths etc, #Delhi has it all (so much for calling #India a #G20 nation).

    In this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum of Fine #Arts Boston 'Radha & #Krishna Shelter from the Storm'.

    #Artist: 1st generation after #Manaku & #Nainsukh

    #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #Religion #Art #IndianHistory #History #Heritage

  32. The Lady in Red!
    With a Child who holds a Bow.

    Simple Joys of a Simple Life.

    c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by Chhajju, grandson of the famous #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney collection now at #SanDiego #Museum of #Art USA.

    Artist Nainsukh (1710-1778 AD) is also known as the #LeonardoDaVinci of #India

    #MastoArt #IndianHeritage @pvonhellermannn #IndianHistory #Museums #Paintings #Himalayas #IndianCulture #Painting #Family #Toys

  33. Women take so long to get dressed!
    Hours in front of a mirror & a #Huqqa in hand!

    c1775 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting by artist Fattu, the son of master artist #Nainsukh of #Guler of the #Punjab #Himalayan State, now #HimachalPradesh State of #India

    'A Maiden Gazes at her Reflection in a Mirror'.

    Now at the Jagdish Mittal collection at #Hyderabad

    #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #Museums #History #Museum

  34. A Blind Man's Bluff or, Hide & Seek!

    I remember playing this game during my childhood days. Do you?

    In this c1775 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh by a master #Artist of the 1st Generation after #Nainsukh #Manaku of #Guler #Punjab Hills #India 'Lord #Krishna Plays it with Fellow Cowherds'

    Sold by Christie's on 22 Sept 2021 for US$ 75,000

    #Art #IndianHistory #AncientIndia #MastoArt #Paintings #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Painting

  35. The Creation of Rahu, the Headless Demon of #Eclipses by Mohini, an #Avatar of God #Vishnu, who Gobbles up the Sun & Moon to Satisfy his Hunger, as he did today by Eating the Sun & casing a #SolarEclipse

    #AncientIndian #IndianMythology
    from 'Bhagavata Purana'.

    c1770 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from family workshop of #Manaku & #Nainsukh of #Himalayan kingdom of #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India (#Punjab) sold by Christie's on 25 June 2020 for £112,500.

    #Art #IndianHeritage #Painting

  36. #HappyLohri
    The Festival of #Lohri which Includes a Ritual around a Bonfire, marks the Passing of Winter Solstice.
    It also Marks the End of the #Winter #HarvestingSeason & the Beginning of a New One in #Punjab #Haryana & parts of North #India

    1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Indian #Museum #Calcutta (#Kolkata) of Raja Balwant Singh of #Nagrota #Jasrota #Jammu Warms Himself Around a Fire at Night

    #IndianCulture #Art #Heritage #Paintings

  37. #DelhiColdWave continues with temperature recorded at 1.2° celcius!
    #Delhi residents try to stay warm, by all means just like this Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota stays warm in his Tent at #Nagrota #JammuAndKashmir #India

    c1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, #Mumbai #Bombay

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #IndianArt #History #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #IndianCulture

  38. The wedding season begins in India.
    So, my daughter comes visiting me from London. The flight arrives early morning tomorrow and I am so excited to be seeing her after almost a year.
    Daughters are special!
    So, this takes me to this 1790 AD #Pahari #Painting by one of the best Indian artist #Nainsukh of #Punjab Hill States.
    'Raja Goverdhan Chand of #Guler #HimachalPradesh with his Daughter'.
    This painting is now at Government Museum #Chandigarh
    #Art #Heritage of #India

  39. From #Sothebys sale of 23rd Oct, 2019 this circa 1780 AD #Pahari painting from #Guler or #Kangra #HimachalPradesh attributed to a master artist of First generation after #Nainsukh and #Manaku.
    Catalogued at £200,000 to £300,000, realised price is not known.
    According to W G Archer, 'One of the greatest achievements of Kangra Paintings.
    "The Evil King Kamsa attacks the Wedding Procession of his sister Devki.
    @sanjayuvacha @AnnaliisaStudies @ranasafvi

  40. @sanjayuvacha @ranasafvi @AnnaliisaStudies.
    c1740 #Pahari painting from #Jasrota or #Guler #HimachalPradesh by artist #Nainsukh, now in #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum, #UnitedKingdom
    Prince Mian Mukand Dev riding with #Musicians as his favourite singer #Amal looks back lovingly, with romance brewing on this wintery night.
    ENJOY THIS PAINTING WHILE LISTENING TO THE YouTube video attached.
    Outstanding
    Watch "Sadma - Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein Nanha Munna Ek Sapna De Ja Re" on YouTube youtu.be/V5qMS-K8eYY