Indian Painted Panel Krishna with Gopis and Cows, Unframed

About the Item

A painted wooden panel in the Rajasthani manner: a haloed blue-skinned Krishna plays his flute on a lotus pedestal, flanked by four gopis in orange, green and yellow skirts beneath tall stylised palms, all set against a deep midnight ground stippled with white dots. Below, two white cows with red flower markings face a small cowherd, above a border of lotus blossoms on pale water. The whole image is enclosed by a broad orange border of black scrolling foliage. The surface is thickly and naively painted with hard bright colour and fine white dot outlining. Medium: gouache/tempera and gesso on wood panel. Condition: Paint losses and flaking along the top edge and corners, wear and rubbing to the orange border, edge chips to the wood, general grime consistent with age and use.

Details

Creation Year:

20th century

Dimensions:

Height: 18.0 in (45.72 cm)
Width: 10.75 in (27.3 cm)
outside of frame

Medium:

gouache/tempera and gesso on wood panel

Period:

20Th

Condition:

Offered in the condition shown in the photographs.

Reference Number:

VO-205

Documentation:

no certificate present