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Kalighat Painting

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper
Measurements
Secondary Support: 28.1 x 36 cm (11 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Painting only: 25.3 x 30.3 cm (9 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.124
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Not on view
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A horizontally oriented tempera painting depicts three figures with light skin tones against a pale blue background. On the left, a woman in a red, white-dotted sari holds a horizontal pole. A child grips its center, while on the right, a man with a mustache in a dark purple-striped robe holds the other end. All three figures have large, stylized dark eyes and black hair, framed within a thin black border.

Kalighat Painting

c. 1890

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

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