Shiva's Bull (Primary Title)
Third Indian and Ladaki Set (Set Title)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Artist)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Printer)
As arguably the holiest site in the Hindu world, the banks of the Ganges at Benares are strewn with sacred monuments. A large stone sculpture of Nandi, Shiva’s mount, is an object of devotion and a marker of a nearby temple to the deity, very likely the important Kashi Vishvanath temple. The print’s intriguing composition, divided into halves by a bamboo pole, gives it the look of facing pages in an open book. The foreground on the right reveals a number of figures gathered around the colossal image, sheltered by canopies. To the left, a similar group is gathered. Along the receding riverbank, large boats are moored; one large-sailed craft glides on the water.
ed. 50
Signed in graphite "Lumsden imp" at bottom center along plate line.
Inscribed in graphite by artist at bottom left corner, "43.50". Inscribed by unknown hand in graphite at bottom edge: title, "S.163" and "A.40477".
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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