Dhola Maru (In an Exotic Setting)

$75
Item Code: MG59
Specifications:
Watercolor on Silk
Dimensions 7.2" X 9.7"
Handmade
Handmade
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Fully insured
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100% Made in India
100% Made in India
Fair trade
Fair trade
Art styles which evolved at Bundi and Kotah are almost alike being superbly composed in colour, balance and visual effects. Depiction of a theme in Rajasthani miniature is mostly narrative, but at the same time its each part has its independent entity.

The folk-lore of Dhola Maru is a popular theme, which the artist depicts here. It would not be wrong to call it a miniature within one. In keeping with the choice of theme, it has a befitting rendering, depiction of beauty and charm, together with contrast and balance. The miniature is pregnant with emotion. However, draughtsmanship and execution cannot be made to take a back seat. The typical Rajasthani bright colour costumes are styled here in bright tones of soft colours. The female face is delicate and attractive like the Mughal faces but the male face is robust both seen in profile facing each other.

The desert romance is abetted by the camel, whose swift pace adds motion. Shades of green with tufts of grass in the foreground and the ethereal sky above envelope the colourful protagonists.

Besides, the artist prove his technical finesse with the broad border which shows exotic flowering plants interspersed with even more exotic peahens.

This description by Renu Rana.


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