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TWO MONKS 6989 Nandalal Bose Watercolor on Paper 27 x 24 cm

"""""""This painting belongs to a series of monochromatic ink and watercolour paintings inspired by the Sumi-e Japanese technique the artist employed in the last phase of his life. These compositions were stripped to the bare minimum where only a few strokes of ink were employed to create natural forms in an effortless approach. The above painting belongs to the 'Two Monks' series. The artist has executed two monks walking together, holding a stick and a bowl in their hand in the foreground, with a range of strokes in tonal variations capturing the rhythm and pattern of the image. This painting was purchased from the collection of Shri Biswaroop Bose and Smt. Nivedita Bose, children of Nandalal Bose."""""""