Raghubir Singh: Bazaar through Glass Door, Bombay (1991.1285) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Bazaar through Glass Door, Bombay, 1989
Raghubir Singh (Indian, 1942–1999)
Chromogenic print; 9 15/16 x 14 7/8 in. (25.3 x 37.8 cm)
Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, 1991 (1991.1285)
© Raghubir Singh

In this view of a busy intersection through a plate-glass window, Singh vividly captures the surging energy and functional mayhem of Bombay, India's Mayanagri, or City of Wealth.

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• Singh, Raghubir (Indian, 1942–1999)

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• Chromogenic print

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