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    Nandalal Bose

    Sketch from Sketch Book No.24 11148 Nandalal Bose Pencil on paper

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Nandalal had a strong affinity for sketching, his subjects being the surrounding environs, people in their everyday life or anything that he found fascinating. In the above study sketch, the artist has depicted a chariot, followed by a human figure. The subject is rendered as per the conventions of ancient Egyptian art, executed with linear, continuous pencil strokes, articulating the basic contours of the forms,