(1) Radhika is one of the beautiful wash paintings of M.A.R. CHUGHTAI. In this painting, a very delicate Indian lady is shown coming out of her room.
(2) Her face is profile, the head is down, eyes are in graceful look with sharp eyebrows, her hairs are in black brown combination reaching up to her back that looks so realistic and ornaments in her neck also with earnings.
(3) Her left foot is in a forwarding Direction. She is holding Lotus flowers in her both hands, her left hand is near her face and her right hand hanging down holding the Lotus, the artist has also shown a honeybee on the right-handed Lotus, She also has red bangles in both of her hands and rings in her fingers. She is wearing a light purple lehenga with dark blue prints, red blouse, and yellow odhani with a brown border and also a well-finished pearl necklace with pendant and thread necklace along with a beautiful pendant.
(4) This means the artist has given every single detail of ornaments of the lady and depicted it beautifully.
(5) In the background a lamp is painted by the artist along with a lampshade, that looks like a royal golden lamp with every single details
(6) We can clearly see the flame and burning smoke. A small umbrella shaped jhumer is also painted by the artist on the lamp and a chain of the lamp is hanging to the floor.
(7) The background is made Beautiful by the fusion of red yellow and black colors. The whole composition is giving a beautiful impression due to its rhythmic form and flexibility. Now it is a collection of National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi.
