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    Nandalal Bose

    Sketch from Sketch Book No.22 - Ajanta Sketches 10971 Nandalal Bose Pen ink and pencil on paper

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Nandalal has here studied the stance of a female figure with a profusely ornamented hairdo. Probably a royal figure, the image has been reproduced from part of a mural from cave no. 1 of the Ajanta caves. Rendered in a fine linear fluency, the sketch exemplifies the artist's mastery over lines and rhythms as he brings out a certain delicacy and grace in the slender feminine form.