Summer Bath

Artist/Culture Haren Das (Indian, 1921–1993)

Date20th Century

Mediumaquatint on cream wove paper

Dimensionsplate: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
sheet: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection

Terms

Object number2002.381

Label Text2005-02-26: Haren Das (1921-93) Summer Bath A.P. 3/10; aquatint on cream wove paper Gift from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, 2002.381 Close bonds develop between Hindu villagers and their cattle. Buffalo, bulls and cows are regarded as invaluable family-providers: they are used to pull heavy loads on carts and work the fields; they supply milk to make curd and butter; and their dried dung is used in fires for cooking or mixed with mud to build walls. When not working, cattle often wander freely in the village until they are ready to be milked. In this print Haren Das captures a moment when a young man, perhaps at the end of a long day, has opened a water fountain, and with his foot directs the luminous, refreshing spray towards his cattle. Notes:Evoking Rasa in Luminous Visions: Indian Art from tProvenanceChester and Davida Herwitz, Worcester, MA

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