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Image of Hill Men and Woman (Guddies) Inhabitants of Kangra Hills/Hindoos

Bookmark: https://collection.sdmart.org/objects-1/info/6340

Hill Men and Woman (Guddies) Inhabitants of Kangra Hills/Hindoos


Creation date: ca. 1840
Creation place: India

Other Information

Type: Watercolor Painting
Medium and Support: Opaque watercolor on paper
Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection
Accession Number: 1990.1390
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Dimensions: 7 9/16 in. x 9 3/8 in. (19.2 cm x 23.8 cm)

Provenance

Mark Zebrowski, London, England ( - May 3, 1978)

Edwin Binney 3rd, San Diego, California (May 3, 1978 - August 27, 1990)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (August 27, 1990 - )

Label Copy

In the Company Manner (2009), SDMA Gallery Rotation
The British took a keen interest in the customs and dress of the varieties of ethnic and tribal groups of India. This example depicts three members of the Guddie tribe of the Kangra valley in the western foothills of the Himalayas, and the artist took care to carefully depict their individual headdress. The number twenty-one in the upper left corner indicates that this painting comes from a set belonging to a British collector who also labeled it at the bottom of the page. The artist took care to create a naturalistic effect, making heavy use of shading and modeling. Such paintings were especially popular prior to the advent of photography.

Sonya Quintanilla (2014) Quebec
Hill Men and Woman (Guddies) Inhabitants of Kangra Hills/Hindoos
India, ca. 1840
Opaque watercolor on paper. 19.2 x 23,8 cm
Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, 1990.1390

The British were interested in the customs and dress of the various ethnic and tribal groups of India. This example depicts three members of the Guddie tribe of the Kangra valley in the western foothills of the Himalayas. The number twenty-one in the upper left corner indicates that this painting comes from a set belonging to a British collector who also labeled it at the bottom of the page. The artist took care to create a naturalistic effect, making heavy use of shading and modeling.
Last Updated: 9/5/2017

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

In the Company Manner: Indian-British Painting ca. 1770-1890 (Binney Rotation) , 3/28/2009 - 9/27/2009

Into India: South Asian Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art San Diego Museum of Art , 2/28/2012 - 5/27/2012

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Dr. Sonya Quintanilla and Patrick Coleman. Visiones de la India Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Madrid, 2012
Page Number: 226, 295, Figure Number: cat. 101, p, 227

Dr. Sonya Quintanilla and Patrick Coleman. Visiones de la India (Mexico) Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia. Mexico , 2013
Page Number: 140, Figure Number: cat. 99, p. 141

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