Krishna and THE CALL OF THE FLUTE

NORTH INDIA, KANGRA, CIRCA 1790

Details

Krishna and THE CALL OF THE FLUTE
North India, Kangra, circa 1790
Krishna, holding his flute, dressed in gold with four fellow cowherders who gesture towards the dark sky with gold ribbons of lightning, one of the men herding he cows to safety, in the distance two women from a palace window gesture to a fireball descending from the clouds, surrounded by silver-flecked borders
6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm.), painting
8¼ x 10¼ in. (21 x 26.0 cm.), folio

Provenance

Spink & Son, Ltd., London, by 1976
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, early 1990s

Literature

Spink & Son, "Paintings for the Royal Court of India," 1976, p. 43, cat. no. 183

Exhibited

International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Fair, New York, 1995
International Asian Art Dealers Fair, New York, 1996

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Lot Essay

Krishna returns with the herd in a charged atmosphere full of passion. The symbols of romance abound symbolized by the peacock and the coming storm punctuated by a sudden electric charge which startles the hearts of the women seated on the balcony regarding the scene. Krishna with his flute sets the melody of this opening sequence which enflames the Radha's passion for him.

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