Harvard Art Museums > 2013.169: Untitled (Birds on a Grassy Knoll) Drawings Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Untitled (Birds on a Grassy Knoll) (Nandalal Bose) , 2013.169,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 21, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/349802. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2013.169 People Nandalal Bose, Indian (1882 - 1966) Title Untitled (Birds on a Grassy Knoll) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1961 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, West Bengal Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/349802 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink with pastel on Asian paper Dimensions 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: signed: upper right: black ink, Bengali: ১৩ ৫ ৬১ (13 5 61) [13 May 1961], 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 2013.169 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 Two perching birds give scale and meaning to the dense and abstract mass of brush strokes beneath them, allowing it to be understood as a grassy hillock. This image was created during the last decade of Nandalal Bose’s life, when he depicted scenes from nature conjured from memory or imagination. Grass is suggested by a profusion of energetic dashes and hook-like marks, lightly touched by green pastel. 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
