Title
Dyer
Year/Period
1815-1820
Region
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Material
Dimension
Image size: 18.4 x 14.2 cm,
Unknown Type: 24.9 x 19.8 cm,
Object size: 40.1 x 33.1 cm (Mount),
Frame size: 41.6 x 34.7 cm
Unknown Type: 24.9 x 19.8 cm,
Object size: 40.1 x 33.1 cm (Mount),
Frame size: 41.6 x 34.7 cm
Accession No.
1994-04786
Collection of
This watercolour painting depicts a cloth dyer at work.It is interesting to note that strong muslim culture can be seen in Oudh paintings. This painting along with three other paintings make up the Oudh painting collection.The composition in almost every painting is divided into the interior - surrounded by a wall with a niche and through an opening on one side, the horizon and the blue sky can be seen in the distance. The combination of the open and enclosed spaces suggests an understanding of special treatment which the artist has consciously employed in order to keep his album of pictures fairly uniform.
