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Untitled (Portrait of a Woman in Gray Sari and Veil)

1900s
Gelatin silver print, hand colored

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This hand-tinted portrait photograph is a modern example of a tradition in Indian painting that extends back to the mid-1800s. Having a photograph hand painted required an extra charge, but made the portraits more lifelike and endowed them with the status of a luxury item, akin to painted portraiture.

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