Worshippers (Primary Title)
Third Indian and Ladaki Set (Set Title)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Artist)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Printer)
Lumsden spent four years in India on his third trip there, and many of this period’s plates were not finalized until long after he collected their imagery. Compared to earlier works, the compositions are often more deliberate and the plates larger. Depicted from the vantage of the river itself, people at water’s edge perform morning ablutions, a ritual both practical and imbued with religious significance. Smaller figures gather above the ghats’ long staircases and on a high platform. Massive architectural elements—alternately lit and shaded—structure the composition. The minimally described reflective surface of the water contrasts with intricately drawn balconies above.
ed. 40
Signed in graphite "Lumsden imp" at bottom center along plate line.
Title inscribed by artist in graphite on recto. T6399 inscribed in graphite by unknown hand on recto.
Gift of Frank Raysor
Light and Line: E. S. Lumsden's Visions of India, VMFA South Asian Galleries, April 11, 2016 - April 4, 2017
Copley, John. “The Later Etchings of E. S. Lumsden”, The Print Collector’s Quarterly, July 1936. Includes a chronological list, 1905-1935, compiled by E. S. Lumsden.
©artist or artist’s estate
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