HALDAR, ASIT
UNTITLED PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Image size: 87.2 x 57.2 cm (34.3 x 22.5 inches)Mount size: 96.8 x 67 cm (38 x 26.3 inches)
Frame size: 107 x 77 cm (42 x 30.3 inches)
The painting portrays a woman with dark hair and a serene expression. She is adorned with a yellow garment and her left hand is gracefully extended outward, palm up. Her eyes gaze downward, conveying a sense of contemplation. The background features a blend of green and white hues, suggesting an outdoor setting.
The woman's features are depicted in a stylized manner. Her big half closed meditative eyes, bow and arrow shape nose and eyebrows, petal shape lips and wavy curls around her ears are supreme features of Indian beauty as mentioned in the Vishnudharmottar Purana, which was considered as principal source of art in ancient India.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
About Artist
Asit Kumar Haldar (1890 - 1964)
Born in the Tagore household, Asit Kumar Haldar aptitude for painting developed from a young age. Initiation into the arts under patua Jhareswar Chakravarthi helped him pick many nuances of folk art. Haldars greatest mentor was his grand-uncle Rabindranath…...Read More
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