Starting on September 26th, the MAD presenting his exhibition
«Modern Maharajah. An Indian prince from the 1930s», an opportunity to discover a little more about the personality of a visionary.
© Bernard Boutet de
Monvel / Museum of the City of Boulogne-Billancourt / Adagp, Paris, 2019.
Photo: Pascal Cadiou
That of the Maharajah of Indore, Yeshwant Rao II Holkar, a young prince, an amateur of the arts with a mysterious personality who would break with traditional India. The patron of the very first modernist building in his country: the Manik Bagh palace, bears witness to the vibrancy of the artistic scene of the time.
© Sotheby’s / Art Digital Studio
The exhibition highlights the universe of this mythical residence, evoking the exchanges between Europe and India through the fascinating personality of a young prince and his wife. Furthermore Modern Maharajah also mentions the Maharajah’s interest in the arts of the great jewellers such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin, Chaumet or Harry Winston.
© Man Ray Trust / ADAGP, Paris
Ring from around 1940-1945
Platinum, rubies and diamonds
© Al Thani Collection 2015
Photo by Prudence Cuming
Ring around 1943
Platinum and blue-gray diamond
© Al Thani Collection 2015
Photo by Prudence Cuming
Thus, it is a heritage of more than 500 pieces that is gathered in the museum’s Niche. It is worth noting that this is a unique opportunity to admire these creations, which were originally united within a palace, and which testify to the Maharajah of Indore’s strong taste for modernity. A must-see!
Exhibition realized with support The Al Thani Collection Foundation and Friends of the Museums of Decorative Arts
From September 26, 2019 to January 12, 2020
MAD Paris
107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
