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Radha and Krishna watching a storm
Artist:Purkhu
| Support Type: | Paper |
| Paint Type: | Watercolor |
| Current Location: | Bonhams Auctions, New York |
| Location History: | The miniature painting was bought to The Bonhams at New York through extablished international art markets and private estate consignment as a part of Indian,Himalayan and Southeast Asian art collection in 2018 where it was sold. |
Purkhu’s painting captures a moment where love feels suspended between earth and storm. Radha and Krishna, folded into each other’s arms beneath the shelter of the canopy, seem untouched by the chaos gathering outside. The violent streaks of lightning tear across the darkened sky like the pulse of longing itself, fierce and alive. Below, the world rushes for refuge cattle driven home, egrets scattering, nature bending before the monsoon’s force. Yet at the center there is only stillness: Radha’s return, Krishna’s embrace, and the profound tenderness of a love that endures through every tempest.
Information Compiled by
Sayali Ranjeet Bhosale