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Hindu Stone Sculptures

W. A. Fulton

1850

oil

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Hindu Stone Sculptures is a 1850 oil by W. A. Fulton, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: W. A. Fulton
When & what style?: 1850 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is an oil painting of Hindu stone sculptures by W. A. Fulton from about 1850. It mixes Impressionism and Realism, common in that era. The odd part? We have almost no facts. The artist’s name comes from a faded note on the back. The museum has no record of how the work got there. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A painting in black, white, and grey oil on canvas depicts two horizontal registers, each containing three niches with pairs of male and female figures seated on elephants. The work was acquired by the Indian Museum and later transferred to the South Kensington Museum in 1879, though no accession details or artist information beyond the signature "W.A. Fulton pixt." is recorded.

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About the artist

Artist

W. A. Fulton

W. A. Fulton painted Hindu Stone Sculptures in the mid-1800s, switching paintbrush for oil to recreate stone carvings in the gallery. The canvas shows figures in calm poses typical of Hindu temple art, with soft light…

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