Lovers in Art

Lovers in Dalliance
 

Attributed to Chokha, active 1800-25
India (Rajasthan, Mewar), 1800-25
Pigments on paper, 8 9/16 x 6 3/8 in (21.7 x 16.2 cm)
Published: Welch 1973, p.52, no. 24; Craven 1997, p. 230, fig. 188; Desai 1985, p.95-96, no. 76
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• Small, but clear and strong.

• Erotic in nature.

• Captured the intimacy of the couple that are self-absored and filled with desire.

• An aesthetic tour de force with audacious and voluptious colours and forms.
   

• Synthesis of abstract symbolism and concrete physicality.

• Languidly entwined bodies express longing only with their eyes.

• Hot colours of the profligately strewn cushions reflect their burning desire

 

Few pictures capture the amorous mood with such aesthetic aplomb as this masterpiece. With an inspired leap of imagination, the master has transported the lovers from a timebound earthly spot to an enchanted zone of love where time stands still.