Lot No. 54: Bose, Nandlal (1882-1986)

PADMAPANI AND HIS DISCIPLES (ILLUSTRATION OF AJANTA PAINTING)

Medium: Pen & Ink Sketch on paper
Year: 09-06-1941
Size: 16.6 x 9.2 inches
Place: India

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Bose, Nandlal (1882-1986)

PADMAPANI AND HIS DISCIPLES (ILLUSTRATION OF AJANTA PAINTING)

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Year: 9-6-(19)41
Signed & Inscribed by Nandlal Bose in Bengali at Bottom Right Corner and Signed & Inscribed in Eenglish on Bottom Left

Image size: 28.3 x 9.8 cm (11.1 x 3.8 inches)
Mount size: 35.2 x 16.6 cm (13.8 x 6.5 inches)
Frame size: 42.3 x 23.5 cm (16.6 x 9.2 inches)

1947, Signed in English 'Nandalal Bose' Lower Left, S/d in Bangla 'Nandalal Basu, 13/5/41' Lower Right.
Text in Bangla 'Shantiniketan' Lower Right
Titled in Bangla 'Padmapani and his Desciples (Illustration of Ajanta Painting)' Lower Center
Text in Bangla 'I am presenting this as a birthday gift to Pratima, My Daughter like student'Lower Right

Two examples of similar paintings produced in Indian Consitiution 1950
Nandlal Bose painted the illustrations of India’s Consitiution in 1948-49, which are of similar theme to present Lot.

Pratima was one of the first students of the Vicitra club and studio. She learnt painting from Nandalal Bose.
Pratima was the daughter of Binayini Devi, sister of Gaganendranath and Abanindranath Tagore.

Panoramic study of Pen and Ink drawing. Padampani Bodhisattva sitting in center with attendants, disciples, men & women, which is also one of the Ajanta Cave narratives.

This choreography is one of spiritual fervor and engagement of bhakti.
The atmosphere has been created by gesture and poise and the language of veneration and devotion.
The central figure of the Boddhisatwa, the lotus bearer shown with a lotus in his hand depicts the Buddhist virtue of compassion.
Beautiful perhaps is the candidness of contours the expression in the eyes of the women and the tableau of devotion that binds everyone into a harmonic whole.
Nandlal is known as the artist who spearheaded the nationalistic artistic movement to celebrate spiritual as well as artistic Indian traditions.

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

About Artist

Nandlal Bose (1882 – 1966)

Born in Kharagpur in 1882, Nandalal spent his early life in the Kharagpur and Darbhanga area where he learnt to love nature and the simple ways of country life. He would spend hours watching the local artisans in their craft of making toys out of…...Read More

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Lot No. 54: Bose, Nandlal (1882-1986)

PADMAPANI AND HIS DISCIPLES (ILLUSTRATION OF AJANTA PAINTING)

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Bose, Nandlal (1882-1986)

PADMAPANI AND HIS DISCIPLES (ILLUSTRATION OF AJANTA PAINTING)

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Nandlal Bose (1882 – 1966)

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