Three Women in Different Mood

Note the glowing background of this work against which three female figures are shown in a contemplative gaze. The work is an ode to the navrasas or nine emotions of aesthetics described in Sanskrit, and makes the viewer wonder if they are waiting for their respective lovers to arrive sometime soon? Beautiful women clad in perfectly draped sarees are a recurrent feature of Dey’s art. While plants make an appearance in this painting, the floating figures and other surreal elements are missing, thus, making this painting a strictly figurative work.