Souvenir Painting of a Woman with a Parrot
Artist/maker unknown, Indian
Geography:
Made in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), West Bengal, Bengal Region, India, Asia
Date:
c. 1875Medium:
Ink on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 11 1/16 inches (46 × 28.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian ArtObject Location:
1994-148-550Credit Line:
Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994
Made in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), West Bengal, Bengal Region, India, Asia
Date:
c. 1875Medium:
Ink on paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 11 1/16 inches (46 × 28.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1994-148-550Credit Line:
Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994
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bird [x] india [x] ink [x] ink on paper [x] paper [x] parrot [x] woman [x]In the 1870s, competition from mass-produced woodcuts and lithographs challenged professional artists working near Kalighat to produce souvenir paintings more quickly. This brush drawing of a woman resembles those done as studies for full-color paintings, but they were intended as finished works. The simple elegance of drawings like this influenced the creation of modern art in India, and may have served as one of the so-called "primitive" types that inspired European artists.
