Ganesha

Accession Number
2018/2.126

Title
Ganesha

Artist(s)
Indian

Artist Nationality
Indian (South Asian)

Object Creation Date
1952

Medium & Support
opaque paint on paper

Dimensions
28 in x 22 in (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm);17 ½ in x 13 ⅝ in (44.45 cm x 34.61 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Physical Description
Painting with colors of red, green, yellow, blue, gray, and gold accents. The main figure takes up most of the painting. The figure has ten arms (five on each side), two feet, one attached head of an elephant, and four elephant heads surrounding them. There are two other smaller figures in the corner. One figure has blue skin, the other has four heads.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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