| Medium | : | Ink, Pen |
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| Height | : | 4 inch / 10.2 cm |
| Width | : | 5.7 inch / 14.5 cm |
| Surface | : | Paper |
| Style | : | Animal Drawing, Animals paintings, Figurative Drawings, Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 14.5 cm × H: 10.2 cm |
| Year | : | 2024 |
A charming pen-and-ink depiction of a peacock, rendered with fluid lines and elegant simplicity. The artwork captures the bird’s grace and beauty through stylized forms and rhythmic patterns, creating a playful yet sophisticated composition that celebrates nature and the art of line drawing.
Jogen Chowdhury | Untitled | Pen & Ink on Paper | 5.7 x 4 inches | 2024
This delightful pen-and-ink drawing captures the elegance and charm of a peacock through a beautifully simplified visual language. Created with confident, flowing lines, the artwork transforms one of nature’s most celebrated birds into a playful yet sophisticated form that reflects the artist’s distinctive approach to line and composition.
The peacock stands gracefully with its long neck curved in a gentle arc, while its decorative tail unfurls behind it in rhythmic patterns. Rather than focusing on intricate realism, the artist reduces the bird to its essential shapes and contours, allowing the character and spirit of the subject to emerge through minimal yet expressive details. The ornamental crest, patterned feathers, and flowing tail create a sense of movement and balance, making the composition feel both lively and harmonious.
The monochromatic palette enhances the purity of the drawing, drawing attention to the strength of the line work and the beauty of simplicity. Every stroke appears deliberate, celebrating the joy of observation and the artist’s ability to create visual poetry from the most economical means.
At once whimsical and refined, this artwork evokes themes of beauty, grace, and the timeless connection between art and nature. Its understated elegance makes it a captivating piece that invites viewers to appreciate the power of simplicity and imagination.
Born on 15 February, 1939 in Faridpur (now in Bangladesh), Jogen Chowdhury’s family moved to Calcutta following the partition.
Chowdhury studied art at the Government College of Art and Crafts, Calcutta, and subsequently at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. A student of Prodosh Das Gupta, Chowdhury worked in the expressionist style of figuration in his early years. He created his own gallery of the grotesque, featuring lewd men with bellies like sacks and women with loose, hanging breasts. The Paris sojourn sharpened his creative thought process, helping in the evolution of his distinctive personal style.
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