Banishment of Rama and Sita
Description
The painting depicts the scene of banishment of Rama and Sita. The importance given to gestures, tender lines and the use of wash techniques take this picture to a different level.
The artist, Gunwant Hanmanth Nagarkar, is considered as one of the important artists from the early period of the Bombay Revivalist Movement started in 1920, for the revival of Indian Art. He became proficient in the wash technique which involved applying superimposing layers of transparent washes of watercolour to achieve the desired effect. As a teacher at Sir J. J. School of Art, he propagated this technique and popularised it among his students.
Collection
Indian Paintings
Artist
Gunwant Hanmanth Nagarkar (1892-1956)
Object Type
Painting
Material
Watercolour on paper
Schools/Culture/Period
Bombay School
Technique
Gouache
Date
20th century CE
Location
Mumbai
Dimension
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