Philippe Le Miere 'Seated Buddha from Gandhara' sculpture Condition: Good: Foxing and discolouration

Condition: Good: Foxing and discolouration is evident across the surface of the work

‘Untitled’ is a precious find

accession number P139-1974

this major oil painting by the sought after Le Miere is a miracle

With the angelic Europa as protagonist

Philippe Le Miere 'Seated Buddha from Gandhara' sculpture Condition: Good: Foxing and discolourationAccording to historians, the earliest phase of Buddhist art only featured indirect or aniconic representations of Buddha. Rather than depictions of Buddha as a man, he appeared symbolically as an empty throne, Bodhi tree, riderless horse with a parasol floating above an empty space, footprints or the dharma wheel. By the 2nd or 3rd century AD however, anthropomorphic representations of Buddha had emerged, with an early sculptural example existing in