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Untitled

R. Clint

1866

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1866 paint by R. Clint, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: R. Clint
When & what style?: 1866 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a Bhotiya villager from Ladakh carrying wood. It’s from 1866 and done in a mix of Impressionism and Realism. The artist, R. Clint, painted it in Simla. Little is known about Clint. The painting almost got lost because of a wrong label for years. It finally got the right records in 2004. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour by R. Clint from March 1866 shows a Bhotiya villager from Spituk in Ladakh carrying a basket of wood; the work was painted in Simla and later placed in an incorrect mount before being reaccessioned in 2004.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

R. Clint

R. Clint left behind only a handful of paintings signed with dates, but one thing stands out: they signed each one with just initials, as if to stay a ghost in their own work. In *Untitled (March 1866)*, a lone window…

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