Oct 18, 2013 - Sale 2326

Sale 2326 - Lot 38

Price Realized: $ 2,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
SHEP (CHARLES SHEPHERD, 1892-?) SEE INDIA. Circa 1930.
39x24 1/2 inches, 99x62 cm. G. Claridge & Co. Ltd., Bombay.
Condition B+: overpainting along repaired tears in margins and image; restoration at edges; scratch in image.
The exceptional view of Mt. Kanchanjunga commanded from Darjeeling is well-represented here both in color and style. On a clear day, a visitor to this area in Northeast India would also be able to see Mt. Everest.