I am intending to add a series of Paul Raj's notebook pages these give an idea of the prices he was selling his paintings for in the 1950s, 1960 and 1970s. They also show one of the ways he sold his painting was by mail order on approval. He would post a client between six and twelve paintings and they would choose a selection return the rest with the appropriate payment. The notebooks were a way of keeping track of who he had sent what paintings and what they looked like. It also gives an idea of the names he gave some paintings.
This page does not have a date or any prices but some later ones do. I have added a pair of pages previously so I have called this one number 2. They are in no particular sequence.
The six sketches are titled:
1) Daughters of the village
2) Setting sun
3) Street in Madras
4) Dust and light
5) Cumlan Valley (not sure if I have read this title correctly?)
6) Through the fields
In 1960 there was Rs/- 4.77 = $1.00 so a painting selling for Rs/- 150 was the equivalent of $31.50
The six sketches are titled:
1) Daughters of the village
2) Setting sun
3) Street in Madras
4) Dust and light
5) Cumlan Valley (not sure if I have read this title correctly?)
6) Through the fields
In 1960 there was Rs/- 4.77 = $1.00 so a painting selling for Rs/- 150 was the equivalent of $31.50
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