Visvakarma on a black elephant
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1885
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Visvakarma on a black elephant is a 1885 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A man sits tall on a black elephant, holding a hammer in one hand and a small tool in the other. His clothes are bright blue and red, with a matching red hat topped with a feather. The elephant has a red saddle with gold trim, and its trunk is raised slightly. The background is a plain light blue, with a wavy orange line at the bottom like a ground. This painting mixes bold colors with simple shapes, almost like a sketch come to life. The man’s face and hands are painted with clean, flat colors—no shadows to soften them. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A painting in opaque watercolour on paper depicts Vishvakarma seated on a black elephant. The work was acquired in 1894 from Miss M Steele, whose family had ties to India and a scholarly background in Sanskrit. The collection was inherited from her mother and may have been gathered during her grandmother’s time in India.
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