id:			162447
accession number:	2003.112
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.112
updated:		2025-08-08 01:15:36.684000

Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album, c. 1890. Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48 x 30 cm (18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.112

title:				Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat
technique:	Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Secondary Support: 48 x 30 cm (18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); Painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Kalighat Paintings
	opening date:   2011-05-01T00:00:00
	<i>Indian Kalighat Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 18, 2011).

	title:		Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings
	opening date:   2021-09-01T04:00:00
	<i>Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	William E. Ward [1922–2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003–
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