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Negro Dancer: Glass Painting


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Negro Dancer was originally painted By Picasso on March 11, 1937 with oil and pastel on canvas. It measures 13/97.3 cm and is part of the Picasso Museum in Paris now.

Painted on glass By Harmeen on January 27, 2003

About Glass Paintings:

Glass Paintings appeared in India India in the late 18th and early 19th century. BY then, Europe was well acquainted with the technique of glass painting. The Chinese artists learnt glass-painting art from Europe and the flourishing trade relations between East India Company and China brought this art to India. The technique of painting on glass was adopted By the local Indian painters who depicted popular stories, epic themes, icons, portraits, and icons on the glass paintings. Regional variations were also conspicuous in the paintings produced in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Kutch, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Awadh, New Delhi, Bihar, Bengal, Deccan, Satara, Hyderabad and Bombay. The glass on which these paintings were etched were imported from in India from Britain and Belgium. The artists produced glass painting works, which combined both traditional and European themes. The portraits or copies of European works as well as the symbolic representation of gods and goddesses were produced.

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