SAMYOGA: LOVE IN UNION: KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING

NORTH INDIA, GULER, CIRCA 1820

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SAMYOGA: LOVE IN UNION: KRISHNA AND RADHA ON A SWING
NORTH INDIA, GULER, CIRCA 1820
Blue-skinned Krishna staring into the eyes of his beloved Radha as they both hold on to the ropes of a swing attached to a high tree, Radha wears a pink translucent outer robe and veil and gold studded orange pyjama, Krishna in a flowing yellow outer robe and a golden crown set with peacock feather plume, the robes of the lovers flowing in the wind, female attendants standing and seated observing the lovers with expressions of amazement and wonder, set against a raised green hill and a walled compound with elegant floral decoration on the roof to the left and a lake on the right, inside blue ruled pink margins
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold
10 x 7 5/8 in. (25.4 x 19.3 cm.), painting
12 x 9½ in. (30.4 x 24.1 cm.), folio

Provenance

Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, mid 1970s

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Lot Essay

The intense loving gaze held between Krishna and Radha symbolizes here the strong will of the lovers to be unified as one. The intensity of this unifying gaze is emphasized by the artist in the expressions on the faces of the female onlookers. All regard the couple with looks of wonder and amazement, as they themselves become transfixed by this scene of intense love. The almost frozen stature of the onlookers is beautifully contrasted with the motion and eloquence of the swing and the flowing garments of the lovers.

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