• NGMA India

    Ramkinkar Baij

    Accession No . 2834 Artist Name. Ramkinkar Baij Title. Figure Study, 1951 Medium. Pencil on paper Size. 12.5 x 25 cms

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    Ramkinkar Baij’s artistic temperament was defined at Santiniketan an art institution known for providing an informed western modernistic environment to the students. Baij was immensely influenced by his austere surroundings, the ordinary people and nature that became the subject matter for painting and sculpture. In the above sketch, the artist has delineated a female figure with linear, fine pencil strokes. The treatment is intended to exemplify an energetic and lively artistic temperament.