Artist

Robert Melville Grindlay

Vendor of Rice and Other Grains in the Bazaar, Baroda, Guzerat
A Hindoo Female of the Deccan and Concane
Goldsmiths, Baroda, Guzerat
Anoopchund Shroff or Banker of Kurrie, Guzerat

Robert Melville Grindlay is an Orientalism artist. 6 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Robert Grindlay never stayed in one place long enough to get bored. The Scotsman bounced between India and England, painting what he saw: bazaars jammed with rice and grains, goldsmiths hunched over tiny cups, and the emerald glow of Bombay streets at dusk. He loved the chaos of markets and the quiet pride of the people in them, but never pretended to be an explorer—his brush stayed close to the everyday. Look up *Vendor of Rice and Other Grains in the Bazaar, Baroda, Guzerat*—it’s a 200-year-old snapshot you can almost smell.

Works by Robert Melville Grindlay

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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