Mountain scene at Kurseong

ca. 1920 · Painting · 9 × 14 cm

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The scene is painted on a postcard. The landscape depicts a view as seen from the hotel room of the artist on a visit to Kurseong (near Darjeeling). The watercolour is executed in a wash technique which gives an atmosphere of space and timelessness. The artist used a Japanese style inscription in red in the bottom left hand side as his signature. (The meaning of the Japanese characters is 'drawn by.')

The postcard was sent by the artist to Roop Krishna Esq where he wrote "My dear Rup, I went up to Kurseong with Alok and this is a sketch done from the hotel.I got your letter after coming back. Tojo is down with fever for last 7 days. Hope you are well." Postmark dated 26 April (the year is unclear).

Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) was the pioneer and leading exponent of the Bengal School of Art. In his paintings, he sought to counter the influence of Western art as taught in art schools under the British Raj, by modernizing indigenous Moghul and Rajput traditions. His work became so influential that it was eventually accepted and regarded as a national Indian style. Later, studying Japanese art under Japanese artists, Taikoan and Hilsida, Abanindranath assimilated Far Eastern techniques such as the wash into his work.

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