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The heroine who waits anxiously for her absent lover (Utka Nayika)
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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The heroine who waits anxiously for her absent lover (Utka Nayika)

c. 1800

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Provenance

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?–1932

(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1932–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). East Indian Art. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (February 10-March 29, 1942). Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947). Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 28, 1952). Wooster College Exhibition. The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH (organizer) (April 5-27, 1970). Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).

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Inspired by devotional poetry that likens the waiting for divine favor to that of a woman alone in the forest waiting for her lover, Pahari painters mastered portrayals of this subject. Darkness has fallen, but the moon and stars and jasmine flowers brighten the night. However, monsoon clouds approach in the distance, suggesting impending danger and misery. Her gesture and expression suggest a mixture of hope and heightened uncertainty about how much longer she should continue to wait.

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 6 structured exhibitions.

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