The work was painted 1945–46 and is currently stored in the Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery at the Jaganmohan Palace in Mysore, India.
The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the glowing brass lamp in the piece.
When the light is turned on, the painting reveals remarkably subtle shades of pink and lavender in the woman's sari.
Opening the enclave's curtain leads to yet another distinct view of the painting, the natural light exposing even more subtle gradations and details.
[3] She had four daughters (Meena Shertukade, Lali Akojwar, Jyoti Shah, (Sandhya) Sonali Punatar) and one son (Rajprakash Uplekar).