Kalighat School, late nineteenth century
Kalighat School, late nineteenth century

Vishnu and Lakshmi with Garuda; Saraswati

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Kalighat School, late nineteenth century
Vishnu and Lakshmi with Garuda; Saraswati
watercolour heightened with white, unframed
11 x 9 in. ( 27.9 x 22.8 cm.); and 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 21 cm.) (2)

Lot Essay

Vishnu in his four-armed form is depicted seated with his consort Lakshmi while his vahana Garuda kneels in front of him. In the second work, Saraswati is seated upon a lotus throne within a pilastered archway.

For a similar painting of Saraswati see, J. Jain, Kalighat Painting: Images from a Changing World, Chidambaram, 1999, pl. 91.

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