The Fort, Srinagar
1896
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on brown wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 11.2 x 23.4 cm (4 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Accession Number
1995.52.4
Art Historical Context
Maxwell Balfour’s *The Fort, Srinagar (1896) captures compact view of a historic stronghold in the Kashmir region. Measuring just over four by nine inches, the small scale invites close looking and suggests the work may have been made on-site during travel. Created the same year as the artist’s documented journeys through northern India, the drawing records an architectural landmark that has long symbolized regional power and defense. Balfour worked in watercolor and gouache over graphite on brown wove paper. The underlying graphite lines provide structure, while translucent washes of waterco...