Folk Painting

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 1725
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (20.0 x 14.4 cm)
Origin: India (Rajasthan, Marwar)
Department: Asian Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A1714E · 30%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #7D888E · 16%

Granite Face · Gray family · #807265 · 10%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #7D8C8D · 9%

Saffron Blaze · Orange family · #E29637 · 8%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C08E6E · 8%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D1A780 · 6%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #524840 · 5%

Waxed Cedar · Orange family · #B97045 · 4%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E0D1B9 · 2%

Aged Bronze Brown · Brown family · #70543E · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8A774B · 1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #777964 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #49464C · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #454B48 · <1%

Weathered Madder · Red family · #946C6E · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B2C1C7 · <1%

Lead Blue Veil · Blue family · #6C7B95 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay Gift, 1979

12 tags

Human Figure Both · 99%

Three human figures are clearly visible, and the catalog lists men and women among the subjects.
Food Both · 95%

One standing figure visibly presents a tray bearing small round objects, while food is listed among the cataloged subjects.

Folk Art Metadata · 90%

The catalog title is “Folk Painting,” supporting the work’s association with folk art.

Contour Line Visual · 97%

The figures and furnishings are defined by prominent dark outlines separating flat areas of color.
Patterns Visual · 96%

Garments, the seat, and other elements contain repeated stripes and floral or leaf-like decorative motifs.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 94%

The work uses saturated yellow, red, orange, pink, and purple accents against a muted blue-gray ground.
Flatness Visual · 92%

The composition relies on broad, relatively unmodulated color fields and limited spatial recession.

Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog classifies the work as a painting.
Watercolor Metadata · 99%

The medium is listed as ink and opaque watercolor on paper.
Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies paper as the support.

Indian Art Metadata · 99%

The place of origin is recorded as India (Rajasthan, Marwar).

Unknown artist. Folk Painting. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.