Watercolour wash highlighted with gold pigment on mount board
A part of his earlier oeuvre, Expectation is a true archetype of the wash technique that Kshitindranath Mazumdar inherited from Abanindranth Tagore. The single figure is placed and arranged in a plane, with the surrounding space closed off by architectural elements that add emphasis to the demure figure—a young woman apparently waiting for some event to take place. The overall painting follows the contours of Mughal miniatures, while the influence of Rajput paintings can be realised through the decorative embellishments and other details.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., Manifestations 5: 20th Century Indian Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2011), p. 109 Singh, Kishore, ed., The Art of Bengal (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 139
Kshitindranath Majumdar
Expectation
1925
Watercolour wash highlighted with gold pigment on mount board
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Expectation
1925
Watercolour wash highlighted with gold pigment on mount board
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