National Gallery of Modern Art-Parikraman

Rabindranath Tagore

Accession No . 994 Artist Name. Rabindranath Tagore Title. Seven Figures Medium. Ink on paper Size. 23.25" x 18"

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Like many of the groups of figures painted by Rabindranath, this image Seven Figures appears like a blocking of a theatre scene. Rabindranath felt a very close bond with dance and theatre and this expressed itself in many of his paintings. The dark tones enhanced the dramatic effect of the painting. Art historian R. Siva Kumar dates this painting to c. 1929-30 and describes the medium as 'Coloured ink on paper'.