

A Couple (from the series Costumes and Professions)
A woman and a man stand side by side. The woman on the left has dark hair pulled back into a low bun. She wears a brown sari with yellow stripes and a yellow border. The sari is wrapped around her body and covers her right shoulder. She has a brown bindi on her forehead and gold earrings. Her hands are bare, and she wears several bracelets on each wrist. She holds a small brown pot in her right hand. The man on the right wears a pink dhoti with yellow and orange stripes. He has a pink and orange shawl draped over his left shoulder. He wears a yellow and orange turban. His upper body is bare, and he has several necklaces around his neck. He holds a brown flag with a white "V" in his left hand and a brown pot in his right hand. Both figures are barefoot. The background is off-white.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 742 × 900 px
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