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Abanindranath Tagore
Accession No . 1191
Artist Name. Abanindranath Tagore
Title. Conception From '"Kathum Kuthum"
Medium. Watercolor on Paper
Size. 8.5" x 11"
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This painting by Abanindranath Tagore depicts an old standing in his veranda. The background reveals Mughal architecture. This has been rendered with the swift, fluid strokes of watercolour in tonal variation delineating the forms. In the '40s of the 20th century, Abanindranath gave expression to the playful, whimsical side of his imagination by making small sculptural objects like twigs, roots, branches and so on. The conceptualization of a walking figure was painted in the 40's preceding the figure. Art historian Ratan Parimoo calls it a "weird figure".
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