Paintings & drawings by the Mother: Paintings

	Grapes Oil on canvas \| 26x39 cm. \| 1893-1897 This painting won a first prize in Paris, probably at one of the monthly competitions at the Academie Julian. It had the charm and clarity of brush strokes now noticed with difficulty. Oil on canvas. 26 x 39 cm. 1893-97. France. plate 11
	A Japanese Lady with a Lantern Oil on board \| 64x46,5 cm. \| 1893-1900 This is evidently a copy of a Japanese wood-block print. It was done when the Mother was in France, most probably near the end of the nineteenth century. The painting is in a bad state and the colours are peeling off. The reproduction is electronically repaired. The actual condition of the painting is shown in black and white at the end (p. 152). Oil on board: 64 x 46.5 cm. C. 1893-1900. France. plate 38
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 59x44,5 cm. \| 1895 plate 17
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 54x48 cm. \| 1895 plate 18
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 54x44 cm. \| 1895 plate 19
	Portrait of a Loving Friend Oil on ivory \| 9,5x6,5 cm. \| 1897 This portrait of Mme Valentine is done on a small piece of ivory. The Mother presented it to Ms. Maggi Lidchi, one of her disciples, in whom she recognised a reincarnation of her friend. Mme Valentine, a close friend of the Mother's during her days in the art studio, died in childbirth just before the Mother's son, Andre, was born. plate 29
	An Early Portrait Oil on canvas \| 1897 Recently found in the private collection of Dr. Lapeysonnie in France plate 42
	A Landscape with Church Tower Oil on board \| 15x20,5 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 5
	A Chair Oil on board \| 21x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 A painting done in the studio of Abel Faivre, a famous caricaturist plate 6
	Two White Vases Oil on board \| 13,5x21 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 7
	An Interior with a Vase Oil on board \| 14,5x20,5 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 8
	An Interior Oil on board \| 21,5x14 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 9
	An Interior Oil on board \| 21,5x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 10
	The Studio of an Artist Oil on canvas \| 44,5x45 cm. \| 1897-1908 This painting was done in the studio of Charles Duvent, a painter. It has darkened so much that the colour reproduction is only as good as a black and white reproduction. It is being reproduced for its documentary value plate 13
	A Room in a Castle Oil on board \| 18x26 cm. \| 1897-1908 Probably a room in the Chateau de Beaugency. The colours have deteriorated plate 14
	The Hearth Oil on board \| 17x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 The colours have cracked and have made furrows plate 15
	Interior of a Library Oil on canvas \| 50x40 cm. \| 1897-1908 It seems this was done in the Musee de CIuny, Paris. The painting has darkened so much that the reproduction is not clear. The colours are also peeling off. There is some doubt about its authorship. The reproduction in this was done after restoration, but is not true to the colours of the original. The damaged painting, before restoration, is shown in black and white at the end plate 16
	Mural in the Church at Pau 1898 This mural in the church at Pau, a town in the south of France, is signed OH Morisset 1898". The lower part of the painting was done by the Mother. The painting depicts a battle between Christians and Moors. Saint James of Compostela, patron saint of the church, appears on a white horse plate 40
	Lady on the Staircase Oil on canvas \| 50x44,5 cm. \| 1903 "This is the interior of the Manoir de Cantepie in Normandy, France. I spent some time there and did some paintings" (Mother India, Jan. 1983, p.22.) plate 2
	Interior with Bright Vases Oil on canvas \| 45,5x62 cm. \| 1903 The painting has darkened so much that no proper reproduction is possible. Nothing of the original colours and detailed work can seen plate 3
	Andre Oil on board \| 11,5x10,5 cm. \| 1903 Portrait of the Mother's son, Andre Morisset, when he was four or five years old plate 28
	A Vision Oil on board \| 13x21 cm. \| 1903-1908 The Mother said she did this painting in France and did not have time to finish it plate 23
	Shoulders Oil on board \| 14,5x11 cm. \| 1903-1908 This is a fine example of the Mother's paintings done in France plate 25
	Sleeping Woman Oil on canvas \| 65x65 cm. \| 1903-1908 This painting is badly peeling off as is evident from the lower end of the reproduction. A fine work in the impressionist style plate 26
	A Musician's Room Oil on canvas \| 58,5x71 cm. \| 1904 Interior of the house of the composer Camille Erlanger. The colours have lost their original charm. plate 4
	A Friend's Garden Oil on board \| 13,5x18 cm. \| 1905 The Mother is reported to have said that while meditating in this garden, she had the experience of identity with the earth. The garden may be that of Themanlys in Courseulles, Normandy. The colours of the painting have deteriorated plate 12
	La Console 1905(?) Reproduced from the catalogue of the 1905 exhibition of the Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. The original painting has not been traced plate 43
	Andre as a Postman Oil on board \| 23,5x13,5 cm. \| 1908 The Mother's son in a postman's dress. He was about ten years old when this painting was done plate 27

	Grapes Oil on canvas \| 26x39 cm. \| 1893-1897 This painting won a first prize in Paris, probably at one of the monthly competitions at the Academie Julian. It had the charm and clarity of brush strokes now noticed with difficulty. Oil on canvas. 26 x 39 cm. 1893-97. France. plate 11
	A Japanese Lady with a Lantern Oil on board \| 64x46,5 cm. \| 1893-1900 This is evidently a copy of a Japanese wood-block print. It was done when the Mother was in France, most probably near the end of the nineteenth century. The painting is in a bad state and the colours are peeling off. The reproduction is electronically repaired. The actual condition of the painting is shown in black and white at the end (p. 152). Oil on board: 64 x 46.5 cm. C. 1893-1900. France. plate 38
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 59x44,5 cm. \| 1895 plate 17
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 54x48 cm. \| 1895 plate 18
	Early Study Oil on canvas \| 54x44 cm. \| 1895 plate 19
	Portrait of a Loving Friend Oil on ivory \| 9,5x6,5 cm. \| 1897 This portrait of Mme Valentine is done on a small piece of ivory. The Mother presented it to Ms. Maggi Lidchi, one of her disciples, in whom she recognised a reincarnation of her friend. Mme Valentine, a close friend of the Mother's during her days in the art studio, died in childbirth just before the Mother's son, Andre, was born. plate 29
	An Early Portrait Oil on canvas \| 1897 Recently found in the private collection of Dr. Lapeysonnie in France plate 42
	A Landscape with Church Tower Oil on board \| 15x20,5 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 5
	A Chair Oil on board \| 21x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 A painting done in the studio of Abel Faivre, a famous caricaturist plate 6
	Two White Vases Oil on board \| 13,5x21 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 7
	An Interior with a Vase Oil on board \| 14,5x20,5 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 8
	An Interior Oil on board \| 21,5x14 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 9
	An Interior Oil on board \| 21,5x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 plate 10
	The Studio of an Artist Oil on canvas \| 44,5x45 cm. \| 1897-1908 This painting was done in the studio of Charles Duvent, a painter. It has darkened so much that the colour reproduction is only as good as a black and white reproduction. It is being reproduced for its documentary value plate 13
	A Room in a Castle Oil on board \| 18x26 cm. \| 1897-1908 Probably a room in the Chateau de Beaugency. The colours have deteriorated plate 14
	The Hearth Oil on board \| 17x13 cm. \| 1897-1908 The colours have cracked and have made furrows plate 15
	Interior of a Library Oil on canvas \| 50x40 cm. \| 1897-1908 It seems this was done in the Musee de CIuny, Paris. The painting has darkened so much that the reproduction is not clear. The colours are also peeling off. There is some doubt about its authorship. The reproduction in this was done after restoration, but is not true to the colours of the original. The damaged painting, before restoration, is shown in black and white at the end plate 16
	Mural in the Church at Pau 1898 This mural in the church at Pau, a town in the south of France, is signed OH Morisset 1898". The lower part of the painting was done by the Mother. The painting depicts a battle between Christians and Moors. Saint James of Compostela, patron saint of the church, appears on a white horse plate 40
	Lady on the Staircase Oil on canvas \| 50x44,5 cm. \| 1903 "This is the interior of the Manoir de Cantepie in Normandy, France. I spent some time there and did some paintings" (Mother India, Jan. 1983, p.22.) plate 2
	Interior with Bright Vases Oil on canvas \| 45,5x62 cm. \| 1903 The painting has darkened so much that no proper reproduction is possible. Nothing of the original colours and detailed work can seen plate 3
	Andre Oil on board \| 11,5x10,5 cm. \| 1903 Portrait of the Mother's son, Andre Morisset, when he was four or five years old plate 28
	A Vision Oil on board \| 13x21 cm. \| 1903-1908 The Mother said she did this painting in France and did not have time to finish it plate 23
	Shoulders Oil on board \| 14,5x11 cm. \| 1903-1908 This is a fine example of the Mother's paintings done in France plate 25
	Sleeping Woman Oil on canvas \| 65x65 cm. \| 1903-1908 This painting is badly peeling off as is evident from the lower end of the reproduction. A fine work in the impressionist style plate 26
	A Musician's Room Oil on canvas \| 58,5x71 cm. \| 1904 Interior of the house of the composer Camille Erlanger. The colours have lost their original charm. plate 4
	A Friend's Garden Oil on board \| 13,5x18 cm. \| 1905 The Mother is reported to have said that while meditating in this garden, she had the experience of identity with the earth. The garden may be that of Themanlys in Courseulles, Normandy. The colours of the painting have deteriorated plate 12
	La Console 1905(?) Reproduced from the catalogue of the 1905 exhibition of the Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. The original painting has not been traced plate 43
	Andre as a Postman Oil on board \| 23,5x13,5 cm. \| 1908 The Mother's son in a postman's dress. He was about ten years old when this painting was done plate 27

Paintings - France