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Sketch Book: Architectural Design
Architectural Design from Sketch Book No.6

Nandalal Bose

Architectural Design from Sketch Book No.6 10491 Nandalal Bose Pencil on paper

Nandalal undertook extensive studies to comprehend the diversity in form, essence and treatment that was employed through the centuries by artisans in the Indian classical art, folk arts and temple architecture. His rich insights of the native art practices allowed him to experiment and blend with ease and spontaneity the elements of each in an astonishingly free manner. This sketch is an apt example where the artist has made a visual record of an elaborately ornate staircase as the inscription suggests. He has rendered this sketch in soft smudged pencil strokes that accentuate the detailing of the form.