Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in Gray Sari and Veil) (1900s): Art, History and Details

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in Gray Sari and Veil) (1900s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This hand-tinted portrait photograph is a modern example of a tradition in Indian painting that extends back to the mid-1800s. Having a photograph hand painted required an extra charge, but made the portraits more lifelike and endowed them with the status of a luxury item, akin to painted portraiture.

Object facts

• Title: Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in Gray Sari and Veil)
• Date: 1900s
• Culture: India, 20th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: Gelatin silver print, hand colored
• Dimensions: Image: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Paper: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Mounted: 16.3 x 12 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2017.11

Collection credit

John Cook Memorial Fund

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