Untitled

The Kalighat pat painting, that found one of its first champions in British civil servant and art historian W. G. Archer, was distinctive for its strong colouring and a vast range of themes from the extensive Hindu universe of beliefs and mythology. In this Untitled work, the artist recreates an episode from the life of Krishna as a young boy, while he is playing by the river Yamuna with his elder brother Balram. A demon rises from the river to capture his brother—Krishna’s story is replete with his success over demons—whom he rescues with a clever strategy.