id: 113026 accession number: 1932.118 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.118 updated: 2023-08-29 11:33:49.300000 The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika), c. 1800. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra. Gum tempera on and paper; image: 16 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.); overall: 23.8 x 14.8 cm (9 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1932.118 title: The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover (Utka Nayika) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1800 creation date earliest: 1795 creation date latest: 1805 current location: creditline: Edward L. Whittemore Fund copyright: --- culture: Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra technique: Gum tempera on and paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Image: 16 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 23.8 x 14.8 cm (9 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00 The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). title: Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India opening date: 1947-04-01T05:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947). title: Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures opening date: 1952-07-15T04:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 28, 1952). title: Wooster College Exhibition opening date: 1970-04-05T05:00:00 Wooster College Exhibition. The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH (organizer) (April 5-27, 1970). title: Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation opening date: 2019-04-01T04:00:00 Supernatural Love - Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 1-September 9, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003). * Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004). --- PROVENANCE (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1932 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1932- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Inspired by devotional poetry that likens the waiting for divine favor to that of a woman alone in the forest waiting for her lover, Pahari painters mastered portrayals of this subject. Darkness has fallen, but the moon and stars and jasmine flowers brighten the night. However, monsoon clouds approach in the distance, suggesting impending danger and misery. Her gesture and expression suggest a mixture of hope and heightened uncertainty about how much longer she should continue to wait. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.118/1932.118_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.118/1932.118_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.118/1932.118_full.tif