Open full image Pin

Untitled

Unknown

paint

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity Landscape

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 20 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 20 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows green hills rolling under a gray sky. A few pale clouds sit low, like a lid. The trees bunch along the slopes in dark patches. It’s a quiet scene, but it’s real. Someone stood here in 1875 and painted what they saw. The Khasi Hills stretch out below Cherrapunji. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum if you want to see more.

The story of this work

Overview

The painting depicts a landscape view of the Khasi Hills as seen from below Cherrapunji, located 58 kilometers from Shillong in present-day Meghalaya, India. It portrays a scene documented during the late 19th century, when the region was recognized for its extreme rainfall. The work is associated with Colonel R.G. Woodthorpe, who contributed to ethnographic studies in the Naga Hills and led an expedition to Nuristan in 1885.

Read the full account in the museum source.