India

72 works by 9 artists

72 works featuring “India” by 9 artists, from the 18th to the 20th century, held in 14 museums.

Shaded Flame, Gaganendranath Tagore

Shaded Flame

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), watercolor on paper

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Mounted Warrior in Jaipur, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Mounted Warrior in Jaipur, 1881.

Всадник-воин в Джайпуре (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on wood

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

A Rich Man, Gaganendranath Tagore

A Rich Man, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Kinchinjunga, Edward Lear

Kinchinjunga, 1877.

Edward Lear (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Plains of Bengal, from above Siligoree, Edward Lear

Plains of Bengal, from above Siligoree, 1874.

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, pen and brown ink and gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Marble Rocks — Nerbudda Jubbolpore, Edward Lear

The Marble Rocks — Nerbudda Jubbolpore, 1882.

Edward Lear (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Poet's First Flight from London to Paris, Gaganendranath Tagore

Poet's First Flight from London to Paris, 1921.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

By the Sweat of My Brow, Gaganendranath Tagore

By the Sweat of My Brow, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Brahmin of Kaliyuga, Gaganendranath Tagore

Brahmin of Kaliyuga, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Resting, Amrita Sher-Gil

Resting, 1939.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Indian River Landscape, Edward Lear

Indian River Landscape, 1874.

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, pen and brown ink and gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, 1875.

Монастырь Хемис в Ладаке (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

My Love of my Country is as big as I am, Gaganendranath Tagore

My Love of my Country is as big as I am, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Siesta, Amrita Sher-Gil

Siesta, 1937.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

The Moti Masjid ('Pearl Mosque') in Agra, Vassili Verechtchaguine

The Moti Masjid ('Pearl Mosque') in Agra, 1874–1876.

Моти Масджид («Жемчужная мечеть») в Агре (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Dwarkapuri, Gaganendranath Tagore

Dwarkapuri

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Millstone of the Caste System, Gaganendranath Tagore

Millstone of the Caste System, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Nuisance of a Wife, Gaganendranath Tagore

Nuisance of a Wife, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Himalayan Pony, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Himalayan Pony, 1875.

Гималайский пони (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Terribly Sympathetic, Gaganendranath Tagore

Terribly Sympathetic, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Fakir, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Fakir, 1874–1876.

Факир (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on wood

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Group of Three Girls, Amrita Sher-Gil

Group of Three Girls, 1935.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

A Wayside Digression, Gaganendranath Tagore

A Wayside Digression, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling, Edward Lear

Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling, 1879.

Edward Lear (British), oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Hardwar, India, Edward Lear

Hardwar, India, 1875.

Edward Lear (British), watercolor over pencil, heightened with white

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Imperishable Sacredness of a Brahmin, Gaganendranath Tagore

Imperishable Sacredness of a Brahmin, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Hill Side, Amrita Sher-Gil

Hill Side, 1938.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Bride's Toilet, Amrita Sher-Gil

Bride's Toilet, 1937.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Purification by Muddy Water, Gaganendranath Tagore

Purification by Muddy Water, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Parsi Priest (Fire Worshipper). Bombay, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Parsi Priest (Fire Worshipper). Bombay, 1874–1876.

Священник Парс (огнепоклонник). Бомбей (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on wood

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Evening Star, Ranchi, Gaganendranath Tagore

Evening Star, Ranchi

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Robert Clive, Mir Muhammad Dja'far Khan and his son Mir Miran, with British and Mughal attendants, after the Battle of Plassey, 1757, Francis Hayman

Robert Clive, Mir Muhammad Dja'far Khan and his son Mir Miran, with British and Mughal attendants, after the Battle of Plassey, 1757, c. 1760.

Robert Clive, Mir Muhammad Dja'far Khan and his son Mir… (museum title)

Francis Hayman (British), oil on canvas

National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom

Haldi Grinders, Amrita Sher-Gil

Haldi Grinders, c. 1940.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Resting, Amrita Sher-Gil

Resting, c. 1940.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Horseman in Jaipur, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Horseman in Jaipur, c. 1880.

Всадник в Джайпуре (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on wood

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Metamorphosis, Gaganendranath Tagore

Metamorphosis, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Main Temple of Tashiding Monastery. Sikkim, Vassili Verechtchaguine

The Main Temple of Tashiding Monastery. Sikkim, 1875.

Главный храм монастыря Тассидинг. Сикким (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Glacier on the Road from Kashmir to Ladakh, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Glacier on the Road from Kashmir to Ladakh, 1875.

Ледник по дороге из Кашмира в Ладак (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Mother India, Amrita Sher-Gil

Mother India, 1935.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

Ahzan, Gaganendranath Tagore

Ahzan

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), tempera on paper

Indian Museum, Kolkata, India

Meeting at the Staircase, Gaganendranath Tagore

Meeting at the Staircase, 1920–1925.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

City in the Night, Gaganendranath Tagore

City in the Night, 1925.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Rising Son-in-Law in Bengal, Gaganendranath Tagore

Rising Son-in-Law in Bengal, 1921.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian)

Indian Museum, Kolkata, India

Confusion of Ideas, Gaganendranath Tagore

Confusion of Ideas, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Horrifying News, Gaganendranath Tagore

Horrifying News, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Benares, Edward Lear

Benares, 1873.

Edward Lear (British), watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink and gouache on wove paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Moral Levitation, Gaganendranath Tagore

Moral Levitation, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Profitable Devotion, Gaganendranath Tagore

Profitable Devotion, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Purification by Cow-Dung, Gaganendranath Tagore

Purification by Cow-Dung, 1917.

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Two Fakirs, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Two Fakirs, 1874–1876.

Два факира (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on wood

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia