Attributed to Kshitindranath Majumdar
Puja, Circa 1910
Watercolour on card
25.5 x 22.5 cm
10 x 8 7/8 in
10 x 8 7/8 in
Further images
An Indian painting, watercolour on card, depicting the God and his foster mother sitting by a fire; both holding an oil lamp and pouring oil into the fire, with metal...
An Indian painting, watercolour on card, depicting the God and his foster mother sitting by a fire; both holding an oil lamp and pouring oil into the fire, with metal vessels surrounding them; the reverse with a paper label, probably from an exhibition catalogue, reading: '43. Krishna and Yasoda. (Lent by Dr. A.K. Coomaraswamy D.Sc.) Immediately after his birth, Krishna was taken away by his father Vasudeva, and left in charge of Yasoda in place of a daughter born to her the same night.', and inscribed 'Norman Blount' in pencil; mounted on card, 25.5cm x 22.5cm.
Provenance
Collection of Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy; ?Collection of Norman Blount;
Thence by descent
Exhibitions
Unknown exhibition, No. 43, likely organised by the ISOA in the early 20th century
Grosvenor Gallery, London, South Asian Modern Art 2024, 13 June – 5 July 2024, no. 9, illustrated in exhibition catalogue pg. 29