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Village in Lush Landscape
Painting
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South Asia Institute Chicago
Name/Title
Village in Lush Landscape
Entry/Object ID
2010.032
Collection
Hundal Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Zainul Abedin
Date made
1953
Time Period
20th Century
Dimensions
Height
21-1/2 in
Width
28-1/2 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical Context
Label
Abedin’s gently outlined softly colored washes evoke a lazy fall day in an East Bengal (later Bangladesh) village. The painting suggests that peace is found outside the city, away from the colonial capital in nearby Calcutta.
