India, Isarda or Sawar, 18th century. Watercolors on paper. The strikingly expressive grayish-blue elephant elegantly walking alone in a barren landscape with scattered tufts of grass growing from cloud-like white rocks.Provenance: From a Boston, USA, private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minor traces of soiling and creasing to edges.Dimensions: Size 33.2 x 24.2 cmLiterature comparison: For a discussion of attribution of similar drawings from the schools of Isarda and Sawar, see I. Pasricha, "Painting at Sawar and Isarda," Oriental Art, Autumn 1982. For a similar drawing of the Isarda school, see T. Falk, Elephants of Fame, 1987, no. 7.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but larger drawing of an elephant at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 16 September 2008, lot 455, sold for USD 9,375, and a related miniature painting of a rampaging elephant at Christie's London in Arts of India on 26 May 2016, lot 48, sold for GBP 27,500.