The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in Gray Sari and Veil)

1900s

India, 20th century

Gelatin silver print, hand colored
Image: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Paper: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Mounted: 16.3 x 12 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
John Cook Memorial Fund 2017.11
Location: Not on view

Description

This hand-tinted portrait photograph is a modern example of a tradition in Indian painting that extends back to the mid-1800s. Having a photograph hand painted required an extra charge, but made the portraits more lifelike and endowed them with the status of a luxury item, akin to painted portraiture.
  • (Brutal's Gallery, Paris, France)
    February 27, 2017
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 2-November 18, 2018).
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