The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 17, 2025

Krishna with Cow 2

mid-1900s

Jamini Roy

(Indian, 1887–1972)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Tempera on board
Overall: 32.5 x 43.3 cm (12 13/16 x 17 1/16 in.)
Gift of Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward 2005.76
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The artist signed his name in Bengali script in the lower right.

Description

Inspired by the bold style of Kalighat paintings, Jamini Roy created paintings using indigenous materials, often with multiple versions of the same subject. Here the infant Krishna crawls with a butter ball in one hand. The cow, flowers, and leaves set the rural bucolic environment of his youth.
  • ?–2004
    William E. Ward [1922–2004] and Ellen Svec Ward [1921–1989], Solon, OH, to their daughter Pamela Elizabeth Ward
    2004–2005
    Pamela Elizabeth Ward given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2005–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).
  • {{cite web|title=Krishna with Cow 2|url=false|author=Jamini Roy|year=mid-1900s|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.76