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Nandalal Bose

Mountains 6243 Nandalal Bose Watercolour on paper

This painting belongs to a series of monochromatic ink and watercolour paintings inspired by the Sumi-e Japanese technique the artist employed in the last phase of his life. These compositions were stripped to the bare minimum where only a few strokes of ink were employed to create natural forms in an effortless approach. The above painting belongs to the 'Mountain' series. The artist has executed the mountains with a range of strokes and tonal variations capturing the rhythm and pattern in the image.