• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 44 8087 Nandalal Bose Ink on postcard

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The blurring of the linear outlines of the figures and the harmonious dilution of the colours were techniques Nandalal acquired from the arts of the Far East. The technique of modulating the ink tones from darker through lighter to obtain a variety of shadings from near white, through grey tones to blacks was mastered and implemented in several of his works. This particular sketch executed with quick strokes is one of many examples of Nandalal's acute observation of his surroundings. In the above village scene, the perceptible representation of the trees with their ridged surfaces is executed with a range of brush strokes.
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