Rama, Lava and Kusha
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rama, Lava and Kusha is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three figures in bright colors against a blue sky. The woman on the left wears a yellow skirt and red sleeves, holding something in her hands. Two men stand near her—one with a sword and another smaller figure beside him. A white horse stands below them, and a dark shape flies above. The white lines in the painting look like arrows showing movement, almost like a comic strip. The figures’ faces have bold outlines and simple details, with flat colors instead of shadows. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.
The painting depicts Rama being attacked by his twin sons, Lava and Kusha, rendered in opaque watercolour on paper. Created in 1885 by an unknown artist, the work was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele as part of a collection inherited from her mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge. It is possible that the pictures were originally collected by Steele’s grandmother, who had also lived in India.
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