What movement was Shiva Lal part of?

Shiva Lal was part of the Impressionism and Patna School of Painting movements.

Where can I see paintings by Shiva Lal?

Paintings by Shiva Lal are held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

Shiva Lal · Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

One of nineteen drawings illustrating processes in the manufacture of opium at the Opium Factory at Gulzarbagh, Patna, in Bihar.

Head and shoulders portrait of an Indian lady

Kingdom of Mewar

Shiva Lal is a Kingdom of Mewar Impressionism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

A Mewari painter active in the mid-1800s, Shiva Lal made precise, lively records of daily life and workshops. His 1857 drawing shows opium workers at the Patna factory, tools and trays laid out like a diagram. Around 1865 he captured seven musicians under an awning, their instruments and gestures vivid against a plain background.

See how he frames a single Indian lady in 1850, the light catching her gold-trimmed scarf. Tap “Opium Factory at Gulzarbagh, Patna” to zoom into the factory floor.

Works by Shiva Lal

One of nineteen drawings illustrating processes in the manufacture of opium at the Opium Factory at Gulzarbagh, Patna, in Bihar.
Head and shoulders portrait of an Indian lady
Untitled
A group of seven female musicians seated under a canopy

Collections represented

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

4 works at Victoria and Albert Museum

Works by Shiva Lal

Collections represented

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