Kartik
Kalighat Painting
2000 (painted)
2000 (painted)
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This painting shows the Hindu god Kartik, the prince of the gods and son of Shiva. The standard depiction of Kartikeya in Kalighat painting has always shown him sitting astride a peacock in the same manner as this colourful version. The mixture of red betel nut juice with whiter pigments produces the vibrant pink that has been used as the background colour
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| Title | Kartik (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Organic pigments on handmade paper. |
| Brief description | Kalighat painting 'Kartik', by Ranjit Chitraka Medinipur, West Bengal, 2000. |
| Physical description | This painting shows the god prince Kartik astride on his peacock vehicle. The artist uses a distinctive shade of bright pink in the background to make the central figure of Kartik stand out. The painting is nearly a square, with the central figure filling the entire space. The figure of Kartik wears western style shoes, a floppy wide brimmed hat and has a shawl draped over his forearms. He wears a white dhoti which is edged in grey to represent the shading that indicated volume on traditional Kalighat painting techniques. |
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| Summary | This painting shows the Hindu god Kartik, the prince of the gods and son of Shiva. The standard depiction of Kartikeya in Kalighat painting has always shown him sitting astride a peacock in the same manner as this colourful version. The mixture of red betel nut juice with whiter pigments produces the vibrant pink that has been used as the background colour |
| 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.
p101 cat. no.89 |
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| Accession number | IS.43-2011 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2011 |
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