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    Nandalal Bose

    Sketch Book No. 1 9979 Nandalal Bose Watercolour on paper

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Nandalal has in this monochromatic painting, emphasised the tonal variations for precise and recognisable variations. In this sixth sketch of a series of seven sketches of cattle in the album, Nandalal depicts a calf and a fawn. He carefully renders the subjects in light, confident strokes of watercolour, enhancing its translucent quality and lending texture to the depiction.