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A Sketch from Album No. 45

Nandalal Bose

A Sketch from Album No. 45 8157 Nandalal Bose Pencil on postcard

Nandalal preferred drawing from life, often sketching outdoors with the subject being life, nature studies, landscapes, figure drawing and animals. The above monochrome sketch by the artist depicts the study of a man's posture in traditional ploughing method of cultivation and mango orchids as the inscription suggest. The composition is swiftly executed in repetitive, fluid pencil strokes that suggest the modelling of the forms and add rhythm and dynamism to the composition.