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    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 72 8870 Nandalal Bose Pencil on postcard

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Nandalal was indefatigable in his sketching routines which formed an adjunct part of his daily life. Making instantaneous visual records of anything amusing happening in his surroundings or of social events, or observing the demeanour and mannerisms of people, the cattle and observing intently the ways of nature was inspiring and a source of delight for Nanadalal. His smaller sketches are testimony of Nandalal's keenness to observe and his empathy for the environment in which he lived. Here the artist has made a vivid visual record of a hen and ducks in pen and ink. In the above postcard drawing, Nandalal depicts two men, travelling with their belongings across their shoulders. The two men are seen wearing the traditional dhotis and carrying a lantern. Nandalal gives the suggestion of the background with a line of small bushes, horizontally cutting the pictorial space in two halves.
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