Lot notes this is an imposing figurative painting within an elaborate architectural framework, likely based on studies edwin lord weeks executed during his first expedition to india in 1882-83. Somewhat unusual for the artist, the setting is hindu, a pink sandstone temple probably dedicated to vishnu, as were many temples in the city of muttra (today known as mathura). Muttra, a small city near delhi, was then, as today, a center of the cult of krishna and a sacred city. As weeks termed it, '[a]n ancient city and place of pilgrimage. ' (empire of india exhibition, illustrated official catalogue, london, 1895, p. 210). ". Object Type: painting. Genre: Orientalism. Date: circa 1885. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 71.1 cm (27.9 in) ; width: 57.2 cm (22.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. A meeting at a temple gateway in Mathura
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