• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 71 8854 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

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Nandalal had firm belief that for the creation of art an intimate understanding of the nature and its ways is imperative. The range of Nandalal's artistic expression is seen in the various landscapes with human figures, his varied images of nature and the Santiniketan murals. His works reflect the changing Indian landscape, portraying people and places. In the above sketch two women stroll in the thicket of a forest while holding each other by their waist in a playful manner. Nandalal uses delicate lines that create the visual effect of a saree, clinging to their bodies, accentuating the contours of their bodies. The artist implored a visual language by the use of simple lines, tones and strokes to model and bring about a corporeality of form and substance.
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