• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 88 9239 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

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The fluid handling of the line and their strong delineation in the calligraphic style adds grace and spirit to the subjects narrated in the drawings and sketches of Nandalal Bose. The folds of the drapes, their coiffures, ornaments and their implements are keenly observed by the artist. In the above drawing, Nandalal shows a tribal woman holding an earthen pot in her hand.The perceptible representation of the woman is executed with a range of linear styles with pen and ink that lends tonal variations and brings out her true form. The artist has astutely executed the spatial treatment of the woman against the backdrop of a palm tree and employed the use of linear accents in her drapery.
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