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Attributed to Nandlal Bose

Lot No. 8: Attributed to Bose, Nandlal

Painting on Post Card

  • Medium: Pen and Ink on post-card
  • Year: 1917
  • Size: 8.5 x 6.4 inches

Winning Bid : ₹1,30,680

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Estimate

1,00,000 - 2,00,000


Estimate US$

1200-2400

Ends at Oct 11, 2023 07:07 PM IST

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Attributed to Bose, Nandlal

Painting on Post Card

Signed by Artist

Size: Image size: 5.2 x 3.2 inches, Mount size: 7.3 x 5.2 inches, Frame size: 8.5 x 6.4 inches

With postal stamp dated 28. Oct. 1917.

A quicksilver miniature drawing of a couple hugging, this is a portrait of deep emotion. Nandlal Bose did a series of drawings in everyday idioms that looked deceptively simple but had about them a deeply expressive evocation that drew all art lovers to it. This quick drawing has a spontaneity that is not just minimal but it is filled with the beauty of humble rhythmic resonance in terms of the fraction of the moment.

Scholar and critic R. Sivakumar has said:
'Nandalal Bose looked at cultural idioms and the fabric of the common man when he created images of musicians, blacksmiths, tailors, an esraj player, a veena player, or women doing their chores.'
The vigour and vitality of the man and the lady in embrace are shown through lithe, gestural lines pared down to a minimum.

Nandalal Bose one of India's greatest teachers believed that art also included passing on to students an analytical insight into the syntactic structure and expressive possibilities of traditional practices. Coming at a time when under colonial intervention traditional practices were passing into oblivion among Indians this was of seminal importance. And his method of study being comparative it led to the exploration of affinities and differences not merely between varied practices within Indian art but in the entire region.

This cursory brusque drawing also gives expression to Bose's personality. Bose was an artist, designer, craftsperson, educator and curator all rolled into one. This led him to develop a personal language which functioned at many levels rather than an individual style that perhaps made an artist unique but also restricted his expressive and communicational range. And rather than impose his personality upon mediums he took advantage of the materials and their innate possibilities to communicate his vision. In a non traditional society he wanted each artist to acquire something of the adeptness and amplitude of traditions. The postcard speaks of age old traditions of hand drawn and written notes, and the importance of the posts and telegraphs department for communication all over India. Indeed this drawing is one of deep nostalgia.

Provenance: Collection of Gentleman.

Very Good Condition

Keywords: Sketch,
Very Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0246 108900.00 Regular 11-10-2023 04:10:44 PM IST
2 anon0169 99000.00 Regular 11-10-2023 01:10:35 AM IST
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