National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

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Satyen Ghosal Nature in Meditation No. 16 | Acc. No. 4510 | Oil on Canvas
Krishna Kanwal Mountain Meditation No. 3, 1984 | Acc. No. 12137 | Watercolor on Paper
S. Natarajan Meditation (2) | Acc. No. 12434 | Watercolor on Paper
Upendra Maharathi Yoga | Acc. No. 14065 | Oil on board

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Upendra Maharathi uses Bengal school mannerism and romanticism to blend it with new themes, subjects and geometric simplifications. In the above painting title ‘yoga’, the artist has depicted a figure in the middle of the canvas performing yoga against the background showing ‘Urga (the power), rendered with the shades of oil colours in tonal variation creating depth in the composition.
Sarada Ukil Chaitanya | Acc. No. 3801 | Wash and tempera

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The painting depicts the Bengali spiritual leader 'Chaitanya' who was the proponent of Bhakti yoga, in wash technique.
Nandalal Bose Meditation, 1949 | Acc. No. 4997 | Watercolour on paper

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Nandalal had a strong affinity for sketching, his subjects being the surrounding environs, people in their everyday life or anything that he found fascinating. In this sketch, he has depicted a man meditating. The sketch has been swiftly executed in soft, loose brush strokes delineating the form of the figure and highlighting its facial feature.
Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) Architectural Design from Sketch Book No.6 | Acc. No. 10473 | Pen and ink on paper

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This postcard portrays a line drawing of a human figure lies in a yoga posture. The rendition by Nandalal seems to be drawn from the wall of ?Gunja Bati? at Puri as the inscription suggests. The sketch portrays the artist's impulse to imitate the motifs and figures in their original form to enrich his knowledge of design and ornamental work.
Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) Sketch from Sketch Book No.22 - Ajanta Sketches | Acc. No. 11026 | Pencil on paper

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This sketch by Nandalal depicts the Buddha in the Dharmachakra mudra in repetitive, loose strokes. The eyes of the Buddha are shown partly open, as if he is deeply absorbed in meditation. The folds of his drape have been represented with a flurry of lines.
Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) A Collage from Volume No. 86(a) | Acc. No. 11407 | Collage on post card

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Nandalal explored a wide range of traditions to arrive at his unique visual language and has left behind a large corpus of works in a wide variety of styles, expressions and techniques. This series of playful collages by the artist portrays his inner urge to constantly innovate with new artistic materials and methods. In this particular collage, he has depicted a yogi at the Kumbh fair. In just a few strokes of the pen, he has rendered the characteristic demeanour and expression of the subject.
Upendra Maharathi (1908-1981) Lord Buddha | Acc. No. 14062 | Oil on board

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The image has a reference to the life of Buddha. It is said that during the period of austerities when Buddha was seeking enlightenment, he had to struggle with many obstacles designed to disturb his meditation. This delicately painted image visualises a man rising above overwhelming impediments. The artist uses a stylised language to depict the scene.
K. C. S. Panicker (1911-1977) Picture in Gold | Acc. No. 2501 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Composition | Acc. No. 3177 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Untitled 1980 | Acc. No. 3918 | Oil on Canvas
Om Prakash Intensified Direction | Acc. No. 3923 | Oil on Canvas

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Om Prakash Sharma is know for his contribution to the contemporary art and especially too the tradition of Tantra in the modern art of India. His canvases are predominant with intense contrasting color applications with geometric shapes concentric towards the focused center on the canvas, carrying a strong symbolism in the forms created.
G. R. Santosh (1929 - 1997) Untitled, 1982 | Acc. No. 4109 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Untitled | Acc. No. 11864 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Untitled | Acc. No. 13148 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Untitled | Acc. No. 13149 | Oil on Canvas
Jagdish Swaminathan (1928-1994) Untitled | Acc. No. 13416 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Self & The Elemet's | Acc. No. 13784 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Acc. No. 14340 | Watercolor on Paper
G. R. Santosh Untitled | Acc. No. 14341 | Watercolor on Paper
Swaminathan, J Untitled | Acc. No. 15641 | Mixed Media

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An untitled abstract work by the artist.
Biren De Untitled | Acc. No. 12596 | Watercolor on Paper
Sohan Qadri Invocation - 32 Q | Acc. No. 12685 | Oil on Canvas
Biren De March 70 | Acc. No. 12709 | Oil on Canvas
G. R. Santosh Self & the Elements | Acc. No. 13786 | Oil on Canvas
Biren De (1926- 2011) January, 1989 | Acc. No. 13924 | Oil on Canvas
Prabhakar Barwe Songless Moon | Acc. No. 16352 | Oil on Canvas