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Nandalal Bose

A Sketch from Album No. 85 9182 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

Nandalal Bose is known to have fervently sketched on postcard sized papers mostly using pen and ink, recording his surroundings. His small sketches vastly vary in detailing, some drawn quickly with just a few lines, others executed with more elaborate characteristics from an analytical perspective. The fluid handling of the lines and their strong delineation in the calligraphic style gives a textured rendition to the body of the local carrying a pair of cocks tied on a bamboo stick across his shoulders.