A PENCIL DRAWING OF A FLYINGGANDHARVA WITH AN APSARAIndia, early 20th centuryPencil on paper, the horizontal composition depicting a half-cladGandharva (male nature spirit) with his consort, a sensuous and beautiful Apsara (female nature spirit), together forming a group ofVidyadhara(supernatural beings with magical powers according to Indian beliefs), the robe flowing in the air, the chiaroscuro effect, the depiction of feet, hands and faces betraying a Western painter's pencil, mounted, glazed and framed, 23.5cm x 26.6cm.The sketch portrays the famous 8th-century Gupta Vidyadhara panel from Madhya Pradesh, now part of National Museum in Delhi.