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Nandalal Bose

Wrestlers 5027 Nandalal Bose Tempera on paper 59.2 x 63.2 cm

"""""""Haripura posters by Nandalal capture moments of everyday Indian village life and culture. This poster is one of many examples of acute observation of his surrounding in which he has depicted two wrestlers fighting. Both are filled with action and expressive of their mood and character as they have attempted to gain or maintain the superior position. The illustration has been executed with vibrant earthy colours and spontaneous, energetic contouring lines which aptly limn the figure with artist's personal sensibilities toward Indian folk arts."""""""