Balarama and Revati
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Balarama and Revati is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two figures standing close together. The person on the left holds a white stick and wears a red-and-black striped outfit with a gold border. The person on the right has a yellow sari with black and white patterns, and both have jewelry like necklaces and earrings. Their faces are simple but expressive, with bold outlines and bright colors. The background looks faded, like an old wall, which makes the figures stand out. If you like this style, look up kalighat next.
The artwork is an opaque watercolour painting on paper, depicting Balarama and his wife, Revati, created in 1885 by an unknown artist. It was acquired from Miss M Steele in 1894, part of a collection inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge University. The collection may have been originally gathered by Miss Steele's grandmother, who had lived in India for some time.
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