Balarama
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Balarama is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a standing figure with a calm face, holding a long stick in one hand and a fan in the other. The person wears a bright red and white striped skirt, a yellow sash, and a white cloth draped over one shoulder. Their hair is long and dark, with a headband and jewelry like bracelets and earrings. The colors are bold—reds, yellows, and whites stand out against a muted green background. The lines are clean and simple, with no shading to show depth. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like this.
The artwork is an opaque watercolor painting on paper created in 1885, depicting Balarama standing on a lotus. He is shown wearing a red cape and adorned with abundant jewelry. The painting was acquired from Miss M Steele in 1894, part of a collection inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge. It is suggested that the images may have been originally collected by her grandmother, who had lived in India.
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