Bindubasini
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Bindubasini is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman with four arms riding a lion. She wears a red skirt, a striped yellow sari, and a golden headpiece with a sunburst behind it. Her arms hold different objects—one looks like a sword, another a torch—and she has big earrings and necklaces. The lion has a calm face and a soft, furry look. The bright colors and bold outlines give it a flat, almost cartoonish style. This kind of painting comes from a tradition called *kalighat*, named after a neighborhood in Kolkata. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
The artwork is a painting created in 1885 using opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Bindubasini, a form of the goddess Devi. It was later acquired from Miss M Steele, having been part of a collection inherited from her mother.
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