Mehta, Nanalal C. — Folio of Indian Masterpieces

Lalit Kala Akademi. Folio. Thin, tan paper cover. A folio of nine paintings. Nine color tipped in plates on beautiful, heavy paper. Each is protected by a sheet of rice paper, upon which details of the painting have been printed. One introductory page, nine leaves of plates, and nine protective pieces of rice paper. Paintings included are: "Shivaji Receiving Blessings From His Mother," by Sarada Ukil; "Festival," by Shri Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury; "Yakshini and the Cloud Messenger," by Shri Kshitindra Nath Majumdar; "Three Women," by Shri Jamini Roy; "Radha's Viraha," by Shri Nandalal Bose; "Sinbad," by Abanindra Nath Tagore; "Head of a Woman," by Rabindra Nath Tagore; "Dwaraka," by Gaganedra Nath Tagore; and "Brahmacharis," by Amrita Sher-Gil. G+/VG-: Missing front cover. Cracking and tanning to the edges of the free end pages. Various stains and thin streaks on the front free end page. Tanning to the right side of the introductory page. Wear to the edges of all sheets of rice paper (small folds/creases, tears less than a half-inch in length). One sheet, protecting the "Three Women," piece, has more damage along the bottom edge than the others, with many small vertical cracks and tears; this is not more than an inch in width. Foxing and some small color stains to the pages behind the plates (the plates are clear). Some curl to the page corners. Beautiful, large plates with bright color. Essentially, lovely pages with no true cover.