Untitled
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Kalighat, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a splash of pink and yellow light on a plain wall. It’s small and looks quick—like brushstrokes done fast. The colors don’t blend smooth. They sit side by side like patches catching light. No one knows who made it or why. That’s part of its pull—it feels private. Impressionists loved light like this, but this one’s unsigned. Maybe an experiment or a test piece. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see it in person.
The painting is an opaque watercolour on paper from 1885, depicting Krishna transporting Radha and a gopi across the Jumna River. It was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose mother, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge, had inherited the work, possibly collected during her time in India.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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