The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Untitled (portrait of a man with glasses and mustache set into flower design)
1970s
Image: 14.5 x 11.7 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Paper: 14.5 x 11.7 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Mounted: 16.3 x 13.6 cm (6 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 2018.16
Location: not on view
Description
This Hindu gentleman’s wedding portrait recalls the roundels of flowers with the bust or face of a nature divinity in the center, often found on the railings or fences separating sacred from mundane space. Those auspicious divinities personify the life-giving forces of nature. Here the groom becomes a personification of wealth and abundance, his clothing updated to accord with the fashions of the day.- {{cite web|title=Untitled (portrait of a man with glasses and mustache set into flower design)|url=false|author=|year=1970s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.16