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    Nandalal Bose

    A Sketch from Album No. 89 9290 Nandalal Bose Pen & Ink on postcard

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Nandalal was indefatigable in his sketching routines which formed an adjunct part of his daily life. Making instantaneous visual records of anything amusing happening in his surroundings or of social events, or observing the demeanour and mannerisms of people, the cattle and observing intently the ways of nature was inspiring and a source of delight for Nandalal. His smaller sketches are testimony of Nandalal's keenness to observe and his empathy for the environment in which he lived. This particular pen and ink drawing depicts a study of the insect, Scorpion showing its peculiar eight legs with its curvilinear back. The intricacies of its anatomy have been depicted with care.
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