A woman churning milk
Kalighat Painting
2009 (painted)
2009 (painted)
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This painting shows similarities with the early 19th century works by the Ghosh brothers, in the V&A collection, through the use of the same colour scheme of blue, black and white The use of metallic decoration here mirrors that of secular depictions of seated ladies and courtesans in the 19th century.
Object details
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| Title | A woman churning milk (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Organic pigments on handmade paper. |
| Brief description | Kalighat painting 'A woman churning milk', by Uttam Chitrakar, Medinipur, West Bengal, 2009. |
| Physical description | This painting shows a woman seated in a sari, churning a pot of milk. The woman's sari is white with blue stripes and a black border. Her head is partially covered by the draped garment and she is dressed in the manner of a rural woman. The artist has used white paint to emphasise jewellery and personal adornments on her arms and feet, echoing the use of tin alloy by 19th century patuas for the same purpose. |
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| Gallery label | Early 20th-century paintings, such as those by the Ghosh brothers, employed simple colour palettes and compositions. This painting shows similarities with those early works through the use of the same colour scheme of blue, black and white The use of metallic decoration here mirrors that of secular depictions of seated ladies and courtesans in the 19th century. (October 2011 - May 2012) |
| Summary | This painting shows similarities with the early 19th century works by the Ghosh brothers, in the V&A collection, through the use of the same colour scheme of blue, black and white The use of metallic decoration here mirrors that of secular depictions of seated ladies and courtesans in the 19th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656.
p.103 cat no.92 |
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| Accession number | IS.46-2011 |
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| Record created | November 16, 2011 |
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