Nandalal Bose
Untitled - Mountain Landscape , 1929
Sumi-e (ink and wash on handmade paper)
14 1/2 x 45 3/4 in. (36.9 x 116.5 cm. )
This work belongs to a rare goup of early sumi-e paintings executed by Nandalal Bose in 1929, which were inspired by a visit to the town of Karseong , which...
This work belongs to a rare goup of early sumi-e paintings executed by Nandalal Bose in 1929, which were inspired by a visit to the town of Karseong , which is only a short distance from Darjeeling. The broad sweeping vistas are unmistakably Himalayan, but the technique employed came directly from his Japanese travels and are inspired by Nihonga artists such as Yokama Taikan and Hishida Shunso. Bose's visit to Japan in 1924 allowed him to delve deeper in the traditions of rapid monochromatic paintings in ink and wash. The landscapes Bose created are evocative of Daoist sensibilities, in which one's consciousness is merged with Nature and ultimately the cosmos.
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