Artwork
A Basket-maker's wife
A Basket-maker's wife is a paint painting by the Impressionist artist Unknown. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
A Basket-maker's wife is a 19th-century painting depicting a woman from South India carrying an infant and balancing a basket and mat on her head.
Subject & Meaning
The painting is one of a series documenting various castes and occupations in South India, capturing a moment in the daily life of a woman identified as a basket-maker's wife.
Technique & Style
The work features a woman in a white sari with red and yellow stripes, standing against a plain white background, with a green and brown surface beneath her bare feet. The color palette is characterized by the repetition of red and yellow stripes in the woman's clothing and the baby's wrapping.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
