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A Sketch from Album No. 73 8892 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

Nandalal had a strong affinity for sketching, his subjects being the surrounding environs, people in their everyday life or anything that he found fascinating. The above pen and ink drawing on postcard shows the figure of a woman leisurely reclining, with one hand folded below her head. Nandalal in this effortless rendition has accomplished to capture the state of tranquility and restful stance in which the woman is. Through the inscription below the figure the artist is greeting an acquaintance for the festival season. Jaya Appaswamy in her article, 'Nandalal Bose- Master Draughtsman' writes- "The drawings on postcards have a spontaneity and brevity not seen in more formal works. They exist as evidence of the artist's unceasing desire to master visual data."