AN EVOCATIVE FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION DEPICTING A SEATED INDIAN WOMAN CARRYING A TRADITIONAL WATER POT. THE SUBJECT IS PORTRAYED IN A GRACEFUL, SIDE-ON POSE, DRESSED IN A DARK SARI WITH RICHLY COLOURED RED AND GREEN ACCENTS, COMPLEMENTED BY TRADITIONAL BANGLES AND ORNAMENTATION. SHE SITS BESIDE A WOODEN STOOL OR LOW CHEST, WITH FLOWERS SCATTERED AT HER FEET. THE WARM, EARTHY PALETTE AND LOOSE, EXPRESSIVE BRUSHWORK CREATE A RUSTIC AND ATMOSPHERIC QUALITY, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE FIGURE, POT, TEXTILES, AND DECORATIVE DETAILS.MEDIUM: OIL ON PAPERARTIST: SAWLARAM LAXMAN HALDANKAR (INDIAN, 1882–1969)SUBJECT: FIGURATIVE / INDIAN GENRE SCENE

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