Reclining Nayar lady

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Reclining Nair lady
Raja Ravi Varma, Reclining Woman.jpg
Artist Raja Ravi Varma
Year1902
TypeOil on Canvas
Dimensions73.66 cm× 104.14 cm(29.00 in× 41.00 in)

A Reclining Nair lady is a 1902 painting by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma. [1] The painting features a recumbent Nair woman, [2] [3] with a book open in front of her while attended by a maid. [2] The painting was inspired by Edward Manet's 1863 painting Olympia .

References

  1. ↑ Smith, V.A. (2012). Art of India. Temporis. Parkstone International. pp. 243–245. ISBN   978-1-78042-880-2 . Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dinkar, Niharika (11 April 2014). "Private Lives and Interior Spaces: Raja Ravi Varma's Scholar Paintings". Art History. 37 (3). Wiley: 10. doi:10.1111/1467-8365.12085. ISSN   0141-6790.
  3. ↑ Sen, G. (2002). Feminine fables: imaging the Indian woman in painting, photography, and cinema. Mapin Publishing. p. 76. ISBN   978-81-85822-88-4 . Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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