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    Nandalal Bose

    Architectural Design from Sketch Book No.6 10411 Nandalal Bose Pencil, pen & ink on paper

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Nandalal preferred drawing from life, often sketching outdoors with the subject being life, nature studies, landscapes, figure drawings and animals. He also had a keen fascination for studying the architectural traits particular to different regions and observed the modifications in them with the change in terrains. These sketches are small in scale, but they invigorate with rich detailing of the artist's observations of the architectural features. In the sketch above, he has depicted an arched fa