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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.167
People
Nandalal Bose, Indian (1882 - 1966)
Title
Untitled (Picnic on River Bank)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1959
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, West Bengal
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/349800

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on Asian paper
Dimensions
30.2 x 45.4 cm (11 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: signed: lower right, black ink, Bengali: ৩১ ১২.৫৯ (31 12.59) [31 December 1959], signature of the artist
  • seal: lower 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
2013.167
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Five figures sit on three mats spread along a river bank in this monochromatic ink painting. The pots and dishes placed about them suggest that a picnic is underway. A large stand of bamboo sweeps gracefully to the right, countering the leftward rhythms of the river.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2016 - 11/02/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/31/2022 - 04/17/2023

Verification Level

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