Kashmiri Dancers
by Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, 1956

C.B. made a lot of propaganda for the Indian left (communists) during the independence era. He worked in sketches, linocut, and paintings like this in the classic opaque or gouache style.

I don't know if this work had political implications. Kashmir was already in dispute between Pakistan and India at the time but idk enough context.

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