ABANINDRANATH TAGORE (1871-1951)

ABANINDRANATH TAGORE (1871-1951)
A MOONLIGHT MUSIC PARTY
C.1906

An Indian painting, watercolour and pencil on card, depicting seven figures, one a beauty playing the sitar and her partner, the drum; the others comfortably seated against large cushions, relaxing and listening to them whilst drinking from small cups; signed 'A. Tagore.' lower right corner; pasted on a paper sheet,16.8cm x 23.4cm; together with a preparatory picture, in pencil and colour, with a composition similar to the right-hand side of the Moonlight Music Party, mounted on board, 17.1cm x 13.4cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Norman Blount, 1875-1930. Norman Blount was a jute broker, as well as the joint secretary (together with Abanindranath Tagore) of the Indian Society of Oriental Art, which was founded in 1907 in Calcutta, with Lord Kitchener the Society’s President.

Official chromoxylograph copies of 'A Moonlight Music Party' were commissioned by the Indian Society of Oriental Art, signed by the artist, and stating that the original was owned by N. Blount. One is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, access. no.IS.300-1951. Also, see the Victoria & Albert Museum, access. no.IS.305-1951, for another painting by Abanindranath Tagore entitled 'Music party' with a similar subject. The sitar player depicted in this painting is very similar to the one in this lot.

阿巴寧哲納·泰戈爾（1871-1951）
月光音樂會
1906年
來源：諾曼·布朗特（1875-1930）收藏。諾曼布朗特曾是一個黃麻經銷商，與藝術家泰戈爾一起擔任了印度東方藝術協會的聯合秘書（1907年於加爾各答成立），而霍雷肖•赫伯特•基奇納元帥(1850-1916)為協會主席。