Manuel Santelices

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2017

"Cindy Sherman Discovers Instagram" Watercolor, ink, gouache on archival paper 16" x 16.75" (Piece) 21" x 21" x 2" (Framed) 2017 The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are ...

"Saturday Night with Karen Kilimnik and Elizabeth Peyton" Watercolor, ink, gouache on archival paper 16.25" x 16" (Piece) 21" x 21" x 2" (Framed) 2017 The worlds of fashion, societ...

"Tracey Emin Working" Watercolor, ink, gouache on archival paper 15" x 16" (Piece) 21" x 21" x 2" (Framed) 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

Barbara Hutton, Portrait by Manuel Santelices watercolor and gouache on paper Image size: 10 in. H x 7in. W One of a Kind Unframed 2022 The worlds ...

The wedding of Teresa Martini and John Oliver in Rome in 1929 by Manuel Santelices watercolor and gouache on paper Image size: 10 in. H x 7in. W One of a Kind Unframed 2022 The w...

Man in a blue and brown coat by Manuel Santelices Ink and watercolor on paper Image size: 15" H x 11" W inches. Unframed 2023 Manuel Santelices explores...

Ink and gouache with gold heightening on brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in black ink, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor sca...

An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...

An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. c 1690. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light ...

Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...

circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and gold, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with extraordinary color. We see Empress Nur Jahan making an offering to a sage in his hut, as Emperor Jahangir looks on from a tree stand. Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...

A beautiful composition depicting Empress Nur Jahan on a tiger hunt, an act of feminism. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and oxblood, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with overall toning and minor creasing, all consistent with age. The color is rich and and fresh with bright yellow illumination. In the distance we see the Jahangir Mahal Agra, as well as a sage meditating in his hut. A beautiful composition. Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...