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Balarama

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Balarama with a horn.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBalarama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on paper
Brief description
Painting, Balarama with a horn, watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on paper, Balarama with a horn.
Content description
Balarama with a horn.
Style
Credit line
Given by M. N. Varvill, Esq.
Object history
Given by M N Varvill, Esq., in 1955.

Historical significance: Calcutta was the capital of British India from 1833-1912. By the 1830s, artists had arrived in Calcutta from rural villages in Bengal and began to produce paintings that reflected the local history, mythology, customs and conflicts of a colonised society. As a popular art form, these artists are recognised for their use of brilliant colour, simplified images and swift brushstrokes that became the hallmark of Kalighat painting in the 19th and early 20th century.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W G: 'Kalighat Paintings', V&A, 1971, p73, 26xvi
Collection
Accession number
IS.280-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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