Untitled
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1900 paint by Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman sitting on the floor, playing a stringed instrument. She's wearing a white sari with blue stripes and has her dark hair pulled back. The background is dark, which makes her stand out. The woman is holding the instrument up to her shoulder, and her fingers are on the strings. Her expression is calm and focused. The painting has a simple style, with bold lines and bright colors. The artist who painted this is Ghosh, Nibaran Chandra.
A courtesan playing a sitar is depicted in a watercolour on paper by Nibaran Chandra Ghosh, rendered with bold black outlines that emphasize her dark hair, facial features, and the border of her sari. The work reflects the Kalighat painting tradition of 19th and early 20th-century Bengal, characterized by simplified forms, vivid colors, and rapid brushwork. It was acquired in 1932 from the artist’s family in Kalighat, Calcutta, a city then serving as the capital of British India.
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Nibaran Chandra Ghosh painted scenes from India around 1900, blending daily life with myth.
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