Untitled
1922
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1922
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Three women pray by a river at dusk. One wears a shawl with Bengali writing, another a white sari, the third orange. A pipal tree casts long shadows—hinting at a lunar eclipse. The artist learned from ancient cave paintings in Ajanta, where figures curve like these women’s bodies. The waves ripple in quick, nervous lines, as if the water itself is alive. To see how light and shadow shape a scene like this, look up *chiaroscuro*.
