Drawing
ca. 1920 (made)
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A Kalighat line drawing, in paint on paper, of a crow on a branch, in the Natural History tradition.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn in black paint on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, crow on a branch, by Kanai Lal Ghosh, paint on paper, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1920 |
Physical description | A Kalighat line drawing, in paint on paper, of a crow on a branch, in the Natural History tradition. |
Content description | A crow on a branch |
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Credit line | Given by W.G. Archer |
Object history | Originally purchased at Kalighat in 1932 from the artist Kanhai Lal Ghosh (b. 1907). When the pictures were acquired, this artist was no longer painting, the school having ended in about 1925. |
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Accession number | IS.44-1952 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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