The scene captured in this painting by academic realist painter A. H. Müller is that of a family home in a village, complete with an aangan or a patio that houses tulsi or the holy basil that Indian families continue to worship to this day. This is a humble but comfortable home of a couple, complete with children, their cattle and a private area that houses fruit trees for the family's consumption. The hut is adorned with motifs, elephant figures and other patterns, which is typically how village homes appear.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., Indian Landscapes: The Changing Horizon (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 342 Tillotson, Giles, New Found Lands: The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom (New Delhi: DAG, 2021), p. 53
A. H. Müller
Untitled
Watercolour on paper
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