Harvard Art Museums > 2013.166: Untitled (Four Figures with Umbrellas during Monsoon) Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Untitled (Four Figures with Umbrellas during Monsoon) (Nandalal Bose) , 2013.166,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/349799. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2013.166 People Nandalal Bose, Indian (1882 - 1966) Title Untitled (Four Figures with Umbrellas during Monsoon) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1959 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, West Bengal Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/349799 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink with traces of charcoal on Asian paper Dimensions 31.8 x 48.3 cm (12 1/2 x 19 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: signed: upper right: black ink, Bengali: ১১.৬.৫৯. (11.6.59.) [11 June 1959], signature of the artist seal: upper right: rectangular, red, intaglio seal of the artist Provenance Recorded Ownership History Nandalal Bose, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, (-1966), by inheritance; to his son, Biswarup Bose, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India (1966-1969 to 1971), gift; to Supratik Bose, grandson of Nandalal Bose, Cambridge, MA, (between 1969 and 1971-2013), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mary K. Eliot and Supratik Bose in honor of Professor Pramod Chandra, George P. Bickford Research Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, emeritus, Harvard University Accession Year 2013 Object Number 2013.166 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description With three large umbrellas to shelter from the heavy rains, four villagers walk leftward in this monochrome ink painting. Passing in front of three huts with conical roofs, they cross a muddy path, defined by dilute washes of ink. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
