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Asian Art
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Explore image in Artist: Ali Naqi, active 1684–1702
Wryneck on a Branch
1700–1701
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
without mounting: 5 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.2 × 10.4 cm)
with mounting: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.7 cm)
with mounting: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.7 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.8
This rendering of a wryneck, a type of woodpecker, bears the signature of Ali Naqi. It is one of only seven paintings signed by this artist, whose father and brother were also well-known painters.
Geography:
Iran
Status:
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period:
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Sale Collection Sevadjian, Paris, November, 1960, lot 43; sold Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., November, 1960; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
