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    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 85 9184 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

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Nandalal preferred drawing from life, often sketching outdoors with the subject being life, nature studies, landscapes, figure drawings, animals. His exploration of the different ways of delineating a line allowed him to experiment in representation of lines in its varying forms adding rhythm, vigour and life to the form of the figures. In this particular sketch the fluid handling of the line and their strong delineation in the calligraphic style adds grace and spirit to the form of the village couple travelling with their belongings. The folds of the drapes, their coiffures, ornaments and their implements have been keenly observed by the artist in the sketch.
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