Harvard Art Museums > 2013.167: Untitled (Picnic on River Bank) 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 (Picnic on River Bank) (Nandalal Bose) , 2013.167,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/349800. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 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 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 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
