AquasaurusJitish Kallat · 2008

  • Creation date2008
  • MuseumDr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum
Jitish Kallat’s work has been engaged with questions about sustenance, life cycles, historical events and natural phenomena. Referencing two Museum Reports from 1876 and 1877 about the procurement and the mounting procedure of a whale’s skeleton in the centre of the ground floor of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Jitish Kallat

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About this artwork

  • Title: Aquasaurus
  • Artist: Jitish Kallat
  • Year: 2008
  • Format: Landscape
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Where to see it: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum
  • Main color: Putty
  • Perceived brightness: balanced

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"Aquasaurus" by Jitish Kallat shows a balanced color intensity.

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"Aquasaurus" by Jitish Kallat displays a unified palette color harmony.

At what age did Jitish Kallat make "Aquasaurus"?

When "Aquasaurus" was created in 2008, Jitish Kallat - born in 1974 - was 34 years old.

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