THREE CARVED STONE FRAGMENTARY RELIEFS AND A TERRACOTTA TSA-TSA C.2ND CENTURY AND LATER...

THREE CARVED STONE FRAGMENTARY RELIEFS AND A TERRACOTTA TSA-TSA

C.2ND CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising: a Gandharan grey schist panel depicting Buddha seated with his disciples, an Indian pink sandstone frieze carved with a male and female figure, a Khmer period relief of an aspara, and a Tibetan terracotta tsa-tsa depicting White Tara, each of the stone reliefs with a modern stand, 20.7cm max. (5)

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018), London. The Gandharan, Khmer and Tibetan items purchased from Peter Sloane Early and Eastern Art between 2008 and 2014. Copies of the invoices are available.

Richard Nathanson began his career at Sotheby's in 1966 and was immediately captivated by Impressionist and early 20th century art. He subsequently set up as an independent art advisor in that field, in which he became well respected and known, in particular for his involvement with the work of artists such as Sisley, Modigliani, Rouault, Bonnard and Albert Houthuesen. During his lifelong career in the art world, Richard expanded his expertise across time and space and gathered an extraordinarily eclectic collection of artworks which included classical, medieval, African, Asian and Oceanic pieces as well as folk art, natural forms and early toys. As he learnt more about these cultures and the art they inspired, his profound admiration for them grew, broadening his spiritual and philosophical outlook. He observed the intense affinities between these pieces, sometimes separated by millennia and thousands of miles and was fascinated by the conversations that arose between these various expressions of human experience. Richard felt that art had the ability to give hope and inspiration in the human quest for truth and beauty.