Who painted Gwalior. Urwai?

Gwalior. Urwai was painted by Photoglob Co. in 1890.

Where can I see Gwalior. Urwai?

Gwalior. Urwai is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Gwalior. Urwai?

Gwalior. Urwai is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

Gwalior. Urwai

Photoglob Co. , 1890

Gwalior. Urwai is a photography by the Impressionist artist Photoglob Co.. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. This 19th-century photograph depicts 15th-century Hindu sculptures carved into a cliff face near Gwalior, India.

About this work

You see a steep cliff carved with giant stone figures, tiny people walking below them on a dirt road.

You see a steep cliff carved with giant stone figures, tiny people walking below them on a dirt road.

This is a 19th-century photo print of 15th-century Hindu sculptures in Gwalior, India. The faces were recut after being damaged in the 1500s. The colors—soft blues, greens, and browns—were added later in the studio, not in the original photo.

To see more early colorized prints like this, look up Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910).

Overview

This 19th-century photograph depicts 15th-century Hindu sculptures carved into a cliff face near Gwalior, India. The image has been colorized through a lithographic printing process.

Subject & Meaning

The photograph shows monumental stone figures on a steep cliff, with tiny visitors on a dirt road below, emphasizing the sculptures' massive scale. The figures are Hindu sculptures originally carved in the mid-1400s.

Technique & Style

The colors in the image, soft blues, greens, and browns, were added later in a studio using a lithographic process that produces colorized prints from black-and-white photographic negatives.

History & Provenance

The sculptures were damaged in 1527 and their faces were subsequently re-carved. The photograph was likely produced by Photoglob Co., a Zurich-based company active around 1890–1910, known for such colorized prints.