The Temple Flag (Primary Title)
Second Indian Set (Set Title)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Artist)
Ernest Stephen Lumsden, English, 1883–1948 (Printer)
Mastery of atmospheric perspective and composition defines this long view northward along the Ganges. The river’s bank describes a semicircle around its still waters, as utterly unembellished as the sky above. A long bamboo pole flying a flag that marks the location of a temple cuts through these zones of negative space, unifying the composition. Whether deeply incised in the foreground or lightly sketched in the distance, the expressiveness of Lumsden’s line is characteristic of his first two trips to India. Afterward, he favored working from preparatory sketches rather than drawing directly onto his waxed copper plates.
ed. 50
Signed in graphite "Lumsden imp" at bottom center along plate line.
Title 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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