Kalki
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Kalki is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman riding a zebra-striped horse. She wears a bright orange dress with black stripes, a matching headpiece, and gold jewelry. One hand holds a white staff, and her hair is dark and long. The background is a flat blue, with no extra details. The horse’s stripes are bold and simple, making it stand out. The woman’s outfit looks like it might be from a story or tradition. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A painting in opaque watercolor on paper depicts Kalki mounted on a white horse. The work was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited it; Steele noted that her grandmother may have collected the image during a period of residence in India.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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