• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    Chitrangada 4913 Nandalal Bose Print - Dry Point

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Nandalal preferred drawing from life, often sketching outdoors with the subject being life, nature studies, landscapes, figure drawings and animals. This particular print depicts a Hindu mythological character ‘Chitrangada’, wife of Arjuna sitting gracefully on a stool. Rendered with linear, firm yet fluid lines incised on the hard surface preferably copper plate, imprinted on a paper with the help of black ink. The sharp strokes articulate the contours and suggests her demeanour.
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