By:SANTHAL DANCE
Dimensions:24.5 by 36 cm.; 9 ½ by 14 in.
Signed and dated 6.2.47 in Bengali lower left Black chalk and watercolour on paper National Art Treasure Non-exportable item ‘As the melody lingers in the ear even after the song is over, the fragrance of Nandalal Bose’s personality survives though he has become a part of history. He has become immortal by the vast treasure of art he created.’ ‘People magazine, Kolkata. Compare: Lalit Kala Contemporary, Issue 1, p. 41, plate no. 15 for a less finished version of the same subject (Courtesy, Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan) without the inclusion of the figure on the far right.