KRISHNA STEALING BUTTER – PAHARI MINIATURE STYLE

THIS VIBRANT MINIATURE PAINTING ILLUSTRATES A SCENE FROM HINDU MYTHOLOGY WHERE THE YOUNG LORD KRISHNA IS CAUGHT STEALING BUTTER FROM A HANGING POT. HE STANDS ON A TURNED-UP VESSEL WHILE MONKEYS, HIS PARTNERS IN MISCHIEF, ASSIST HIM. ABOVE, TWO GOPIS (MILKMAIDS) REACT IN ASTONISHMENT AND ANNOYANCE, TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR BUTTER STORES. THE COMPOSITION IS VERTICALLY STACKED, A COMMON FEATURE IN PAHARI ART, WITH FINE FLORAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS FRAMING THE ACTION. THE LOTUS-FILLED WATER BELOW AND DARK MONSOON CLOUDS ABOVE ADD NATURAL SYMBOLISM, TYING THIS DIVINE CHILD’S PLAY TO THE COSMIC ORDER AND SEASONAL LIFE OF RURAL INDIA.

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES,ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.