In Landscape, Lain Singh Bangdel distills the essence of agrarian Nepal into a symphony of form and color. The golden background evokes sun-drenched fields at harvest time, while the interlocking shapes at the center pulse with vibrant hues—green, rust, ochre, crimson—suggesting the patchwork of crops grown across the hills and plains. Each angular segment seems to represent a different parcel of cultivated earth, yet together they cohere as a single organic whole.
Painted in 1976, this work stands as a signature example of Bangdel’s abstract approach to landscape. Rather than depict a literal view, he abstracts the land into energy, movement, and memory. The faint outlines and layered brushwork hint at cycles of sowing and reaping, human labor and nature’s abundance. Landscape exemplifies Bangdel’s ability to elevate the everyday into poetic abstraction, capturing not just the appearance of land but it’s living, generative spirit.
Details
- Title : Landscape
- Year : 1976
- Artist : Lain Singh Bangdel
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Oil on canvas
- Dimension : Size 25 1/5 × 37 in | 64 × 94 cm, Framed Size 26 2/5 × 38 1/5 in | 67 × 97 cm
- Collection : Tansbao Gallery
- Credit Line : Tansbao Gallery
- Acquisition Method : Actioned
- Status : 2- 5 Sept 2026 I For sale I Tansbao Gallery I Sold