• NGMA India

    Nandalal Bose

    Krishna Kali 5126 Nandalal Bose Black & White watercolor on paper

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This painting belongs to a series of monochromatic ink and watercolour paintings inspired by the Sumi-e Japanese technique the artist employed in the last phase of his life. These compositions were stripped to the bare minimum where only a few strokes of ink were employed to create natural forms in an effortless approach. The above painting depicts a woman standing in her veranda. The artist has executed the subject with a range of strokes in tonal variations capturing the rhythm and pattern in the image.