Nandalal BoseIndian, 1882–1966Untitled (Mountains and Clouds)
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Where is “Untitled (Mountains and Clouds)” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
This painting of mountain peaks surrounded by clouds attests to Nandalal Bose’s enduring interest in Japanese painting techniques, which he learned from Japanese artists visiting the Government School of Art in Calcutta between 1905 and 1907. The cloud and mountain forms take shape through two techniques foreign to Indian painting traditions: diluting the ink, which creates washes of gray like those at the upper right, and modulating the pressure of the brush to create the saturated tones and drier textures of the rock face.
Harvard Art Museums
Details
- Accession number
- 2010.570
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- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
