A GROUP OF THREE KALIGHAT PAINTINGS: SARASWATI, SHIVA, AND YASHODA WITH KRISHNAINDIA, BENGAL, KALIGHAT SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY19 x 117⁄8 in. (48.3 x 30.2 cm.) (each)Details19 x 117⁄8 in. (48.3 x 30.2 cm.) (each)The present group comprises three paintings from the Kalighat School, a unique style that blossomed in the nineteenth century out of an influx of traditional artists into the newly industrialized Calcutta. Admired for their charming spontaneity, and bold, calligraphic brushwork, these paintings were embraced by pilgrims, traders, and visitors from within and outside India alike, all of whom collected them at the bazaars adjacent to the city’s Kali Temple. Kalighat themes traditionally focused on Hindu images, such as the examples offered here, but as their popularity expanded, grew to include secular figures. ---