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Artist/Maker	Chavda, Shiavax D. (artist)
Place of origin	Mumbai (made)

This large brush drawing, executed in brown and sepia, depicts the stylized study of a dancing girl from the back. The body of the woman occupies the central axis of the plane. Her right arm raised at an angle and her buttocks depicted diagonally create a dynamic scene.

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Categories	Drawings Dance Paintings Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Drawn with brush in ink on paper Ink Paper Drawn Painted
Brief description	Painting, dancing girl, by Shiavax D. Chavda, ink on paper, Mumbai, 1954
Physical description	This large brush drawing, executed in brown and sepia, depicts the stylized study of a curvacious dancing girl from the back. The body of the woman occupies the central axis of the picture plane. Her right arm raised at an angle and her buttocks depicted diagonally create a dynamic scene.
Dimensions	Height: 498mm Width: 331mm 15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description	A curvacious dancing girl from the back.
Marks and inscriptions	(Signed and dated on lower left.)
Object history	Gifted from artist. Rp 55/2928
Subjects depicted	Dance Woman
Summary	This large brush drawing, executed in brown and sepia, depicts the stylized study of a dancing girl from the back. The body of the woman occupies the central axis of the plane. Her right arm raised at an angle and her buttocks depicted diagonally create a dynamic scene.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.31-1955

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O434329/drawing-chavda-shiavax-d/

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