Untitled
4
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
4
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 4 paint by Dharmala Devi, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows five blue-faced figures with curly hair, all wearing bright jewelry and matching outfits. They stand side by side against a pink border, with swirling patterns and flowers around them. The colors are bold—pink, yellow, orange, and green—with black outlines everywhere. The faces look peaceful, almost like they’re smiling. The artist used thick, flat colors and lots of decorative lines to fill the space. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The artwork is a painting in ink and colored paint on paper depicting a five-headed standing figure, likely representing Ravana, the demon king of Lanka from the Hindu epic *Ramayana* who abducted Sita. It belongs to the Madhubani tradition, also known as Maithil or Mithila painting, which originated in Northern Bihar’s Madhubani district and was traditionally created by women of Brahmin and Kyshath castes on household walls. The style gained wider recognition after a 1934 earthquake drew the attention of W.G. Archer, who documented and published the first article on the art form in 1949,…
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A sparse, single sheet titled *Untitled (4th March 1974, Painting)* is the only work we have from this unknown artist.
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