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Unknown Maker, Indian

Portrait of a Standing Woman

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Portrait of a Standing Woman

Period

Mughal

Year

1700s

Medium

  • opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted as an album page

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted as an album page

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: India

Dimensions

18.1 x 6.7 cm (7 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed number in ink on label adhered to side B, top left:P592A;On reverse:calligraphy on gold spattered greenish grey in two trapezoidal compartments; green and pink scroll design on gold in the i

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

17.488

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Shahzia Sikander
Extraordinary Realities
Nov 12, 2021 – Jan 30, 2022

Label copy

Standing female figures in transparent dress were a common subject in South Asian illustrated-manuscript painting. Even when created as portraits, these depictions were idealized, and typically paired with poetry. Beautifully ornamented calligraphic texts are found on the back of both of these works.

Sikander copied such paintings as a student, and similar figures can be seen beneath layers of imagery in some of her paintings in this exhibition. Female figures like these continue to inspire Sikander’s large-scale watercolors and mosaics.

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Portrait of a Standing Woman, 1700s
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted as an album page
18.1 x 6.7 cm (7 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 17.488

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