Harvard Art Museums > 2014.515: Untitled (Lush Tree and Parched Land) 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 (Lush Tree and Parched Land) (Nandalal Bose) , 2014.515,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/352293. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.515 People Nandalal Bose, Indian (1882 - 1966) Title Untitled (Lush Tree and Parched Land) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1961 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, West Bengal Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/352293 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on Asian paper Dimensions 39 x 27.8 cm (15 3/8 x 10 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: signed: upper right: black ink, Bengali: ২৩ ৩ ৬১ (23 3 61) [23 March 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 1971-2014), 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 Sonya Rhie Quintanilla Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.515 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 An expanse of dry land rendered in sharp lines recedes towards a distant horizon in this monochromatic ink drawing. The cracked surface of the parched earth contrasts sharply with the delicate, spherical form of a banyan tree with its limbs gently bowing towards the ground. 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
