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A cat with a fish

c. 1920s

Kanai Lal Ghosh

Material / technique
See museum catalogue
Attribution / role
Collection / source
Victoria and Albert Museum, IS.45-1952

Artwork notes

Artist-wide context

His animal pictures help show how the tradition continued into the twentieth century.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Line drawings and watercolour offer different levels of finish.

Marks and structure

A few controlled contours can carry a recognisable action.

Palette and light

Plain ground concentrates attention on the figure, whether coloured or left largely in line.

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