A Parsi Girl
Description
The painting shows a small innocent Parsi girl standing before a painting. She has drawn a caricature of her father or the teacher on it and mischievously showing it to the viewers. The embroidery on her dress is the peculiarity of Parsi dressing. Pestonji Bomanji is famous as a painter who painted pictures based on Parsi lifestyle.
Endowed with great skill and craftsmanship, Pestonji had a rare vision of developing technique which could maintain true painterly values in his works executed in oil. His style reflects the influence of the 17th-century Dutch master painters Rembrandt and Vermeer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of the Bombay School of painting.
Sir DJ Tata Collection
Collection
Indian Paintings
Artist
Pestonji Bomanji (1851-1938)
Object Type
Oil Painting
Material
Oil on Canvas
Schools/Culture/Period
Bombay School
Technique
Oil Painting
Date
Late 19th century
Location
Aurangabad
Dimension
120.5 x 77.4 cms.