The Singing Line

Mulk Raj Anand, The Singing Line, Bombay: Peacock Publications, 1964, 1st edition

7-page essay by Mulk Raj Anand printed on yellow paper followed by 26 full-page drawings printed on one side of each page; yellow boards secured with string as issued.
10.5 x 8 in (26.6 x 20.3 cm)

Stamped number '386' at the last page implying it was a limited edition.

In 1964, Mulk Raj Anand published The Singing Line which illustrated K K Hebbar's drawings of dancers and musicians. 'Not bound by his training in classical anatomy of perspective, and eliminating details, the artist tried to express here the rhythm of line, aiming, as he succinctly put it, "to achieve the maximum with the minimum lines"' (ibid.). Indeed Hebbar greatly appreciated music and in paintings like this elevated it to a spiritual status.- extracted from the book.