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A Divine Couple

Lot No. 3: Dutch Bengal School

Radha Krishna With Two Gopis

  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Year: Circa 1900-1920
  • Size: 24.3 x 19.6 inches

Winning Bid : ₹2,37,600

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2,00,000 - 3,00,000


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2400-3600

Ends at Oct 11, 2023 07:02 PM IST

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Dutch Bengal School

Radha Krishna With Two Gopis

Size: 24.3 x 19.6 inches

The Dutch Bengal School Painting of Radha Krishna with two Gopis is done in the typical classical style that was popular in the early 1900s. Here in this work the focus is on Radha and Krishna. While there are many stories about the Radha Krishna bonding it is the holy books that present a clear commentary of the role of Radha more as a spiritual friend rather than a consort.

The Holy Texts
Radha appears as an anonymous Gopi, the favorite of Krishna, in texts such as the Bhagavatapuranaand the Cilappadikaram. While the Rasalila section of the Bhagavatapurana spans 5 chapters of the 10th book, it does not mention Radha explicitly, but mentions the Gopis only as a generic term, while including descriptions of a special Gopi as the favorite of Krishna. She figures as the prominent and favorite Gopi of Krishna during his autumnal rasalila, the round dance in Braj. Numerous forests (groves and arbors) are mentioned in the Harivamsa, the Bhagavatapurana, and the Gargasamhita as favorite places of Krishna to play with his friends the Gopas and also to sport with Radha and the Gopis.

This work does many things as it brings back the verses and the dualities presented in the life of devotees. Radha is the central character of the Gitagovinda, noted as an epitome of love. The subject of the Gitagovinda poetry is the Rasalila of Radha and Krishna. However, the separation (viraha) and union, two modes of love found expression in fantasy-laden world. The world of Vraja is transformed in the poems of the Gitagovinda into a heavenly blissful place, where only happiness is found, and thoughts of Krishna pervade. The halo of Lord Krishna under the tree brings us to the forests of the Puranas. Expression is the hallmark of this realist painting set in a forest.

Twelve forests are mentioned as settings for Radha and Krishna?s love story, and also the rasa dance, as well as other events in the life of Krishna. Sringaravata is identified as the particular tree associated with the secret randezvous that Krishna went with his favorite Gopi, later identified as Radha.

Provenance: Collection of Gentleman.

Very Good Condition

Keywords: India, Indian, Mythological, Bengal, Radha, Krishna, Gopi, God
Very Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0119 198000.00 Regular 06-10-2023 04:10:56 PM IST
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