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HILL AND BIRDS

Nandalal Bose

HILL AND BIRDS 6462 Nandalal Bose Watercolor 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. The subject here being 'Hill and Birds' executed from his memory and experiences. Nandalal here depicts a distant flight of birds over a hill, effortlessly rendered with a few strokes of ink. This painting was purchased from the collection of Shri Biswaroop Bose and Smt. Nivedita Bose, children of Nandalal Bose.