Lot Essay
For nearly identical kalighat, in which Kartikeya wears a mix of Indian and Western dress, see J. Jain, Kalighat Painting: Images from a Changing World, 1999, p. 26, fig. 9.
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INDIA, KOLKATA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A Kalighat painting of Kartikeya
India, Kolkata, late 19th century
The son of Parvati shown seated on a peacock
Opaque and transparent pigments, and silver, on paper
17¼ x 10¾ in. (44 x 27.3 cm.)
India, Kolkata, late 19th century
The son of Parvati shown seated on a peacock
Opaque and transparent pigments, and silver, on paper
17¼ x 10¾ in. (44 x 27.3 cm.)