Haren Das trained at the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, and throughout his career, remained true to academic practise and a nostalgic vision he nurtured. In doing so, he created detailed chronicles of rural Bengal that is now lost to history. His prints have preserved for posterity an idyllic way of life lived in sylvan, unpolluted environs. This simple image of boats on a river bank full of pebbles is not just a charming picture but also shows his dexterity in capturing a particular time of the day with the beautiful play of light and shade.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., Indian Landscapes: The Changing Horizon (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 180 Singh, Kishore, ed., A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume III: Revivalism and Beyond (New Delhi: DAG, 2015), p. 436
Haren Das
Ferry Boats
1958
Etching on paper
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Ferry Boats
1958
Etching on paper
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