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    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 72 8880 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

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Nandalal makes careful observations and traces the vertical linear grid in the form of the two women. The curvaceous body of the female and the falling drapery are manifested through sketch lines, while the most basic structure of the body is manifested through a single unfaltering line. Nandalal's exploration of the different ways of delineating a line allowed him to experiment in representation of lines in its varying forms. Nandalal Bose in his book, 'On Art' writes- "To acquire right knowledge and perception one should study men and animals when they are on the move or are active: when one can note in action the how and wherefore of the body's muscles, tendons and joints. Such study makes for useful knowledge and its easy retention in mind. Such knowledge, without doubt, is natural and living."
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