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Sri Aurobindo
1. Pencil, 15 x 10 cm., 1935, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
2. Pencil, 29.5 x 21 cm., 1935, Pondicherry



Self-portrait (Detail)
3. Pencil, 29.5 x 21 cm., 1935, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
4. Pencil, 28 August 1934, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
5. Pencil, 02 March 1948, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
6. Pencil, 29.5 x 21 cm., 04 March 1948, Pondicherry



Self-portrait (Detail)
7. Pencil, 29.5 x 21 cm., 04 March 1948, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
8. Pen and ink, 11 July 1947, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
9. Pen and ink, 03 March 1948, Pondicherry



Self-portrait
10. Ink and wash, 21 x 16.6 cm., 1918 - 1920, Pondicherry



Mother's Eyes
11. Pencil, Circa 1935-1940, Pondicherry



Mother's Hand
12. Pencil, 15 May 1933, Pondicherry



Mother's Foot on Champaklal's head
13. Pencil, 02 February 1934, Pondicherry



Mirra Ismalun
14. 15 x 10 cm., 1905, France
The Mother's maternal grand­ mother



Max Theon
15. Pencil, 29 x 19.5 cm., Circa 1906, Algeria



Rabindranath Tagore
16. 11.3 x 10 cm., 1916, Japan
The Mother met Tagore in Japan in 1916 and 1919 (170).



Rabindranath Tagore
17. 18 x 10 cm., 1916, Japan
This drawing, along with No. 18, seems to have been rendered in brush and ink from the first pencil sketch done on 11 June, 1916.



Rabindranath Tagore
18. 18 x 10 cm., 1916, Japan



Poet Hayashi
19. Brush and ink, 25 x 17 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan
Japanese poet and artist.



Poet Hayashi
20. Brush and ink, 25 x 17 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Daughter of the Prime Minister of China
21. Brush and ink, 25 x 18 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Daughter of the Prime Minister of China
22. Brush and ink, 25 x 18 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Nobuko Kobayashi
23. Brush and ink, 25 x 17 cm., 1917 - 1918, Japan
Mother's friend in Kyoto, whose husband was a leader of the 'still-sitting' movement



Japanese woman
24. Pencil, 21.5 x 19 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Paul Richard
25. Brush and ink, 1918, Japan
This portrait was drawn by the Mother in the Visitors' Book at Daiunji Temple.



The Captain of a Japanese Ship
26. Brush and ink, 19 x 25.5 cm, 1919, Japan



The Captain of a Japanese Ship
27. Brush and ink, 19 x 25.5 cm, 1919, Japan



James H. Cousins
28. Brush and ink, 24.5 x 15.5 cm., 1920, Pondicherry
Irish poet



James H. Cousins
29. Brush and ink, 24.5 x 15.5 cm., 1920, Pondicherry
The Mother first met James Cousins in Japan and later in Pondicherry in 1920.



Amrita (Aravamudachari)
30. Brush and ink, 1920, Pondicherry



Moni (Suresh Chakravarti)
31. Brush and ink, 24.5 x 14.5 cm., 1920, Pondicherry



Purushottam Patel
32. Brush and ink, 24 x 17.5 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Purushottam Patel
33. Brush and ink, 26 x 21 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Chandulal Shah
34. Brush and ink, 1931, Pondicherry



Vasudha Shah
35. Brush and ink, 28.5 x 21 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Diana Mathot
36. Brush and ink, 28 July 1956, Pondicherry



Eric Bass
37. Brush and ink, 39 x 27 cm., 1956, Pondicherry
American artist



Pavitra
38. Pen and ink, 16 June 1947, Pondicherry



Pavitra
39. Pencil, 1930, Pondicherry
This portrait, along with No. 40, was done on graph paper, the lines of which have been electronically removed



Pavitra
40. Pencil, 01 October 1930, Pondicherry



Pavitra
41. Charcoal, 22.5 x 12.5 cm., 1932, Pondicherry



Pavitra
42. Charcoal, 16.5 x 15 cm., 1930, Pondicherry



Barindra Kumar Ghose
43. Pencil, 21.5 x 14 cm., 1920, Pondicherry



Nolini Kanta Gupta
44. Charcoal, 48 x 31 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



S. Doraiswami Aiyar
45. Charcoal, 48 x 39 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Anilbaran Roy
46. Charcoal, 31 x 24 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Chandulal Shah
47. Charcoal, 48 x 31 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Vasudha Shah
48. Charcoal, 31 x 23.5 cm., 1931, Pondicherry



Champaklal Purani
49. Pencil, 02 February 1935, Pondicherry



Champaklal Purani
50. Pencil, 22.5 x 16.5 cm., 23 December 1959, Pondicherry



Unidentified
51. Charcoal, 16 x 12.5 cm., Pondicherry



Pranab
52. Pencil, 22 March 1949, Pondicherry



Pranab
53. Pencil, 1951, Pondicherry



Pranab
54. Pencil, 13 April 1949, Pondicherry



Pranab
55. Pencil, 1950, Pondicherry



Pranab
56. Pencil, 14 January 1951, Pondicherry



Pranab
57. Pencil, 1951, Pondicherry



Dyuman (Chunilal Patel)
58. Pen and ink, 13 x 9 cm., 19 June 1947, Pondicherry



Shanti Doshi
59. Pen and ink, 13 x 9 cm., 14 June 1947, Pondicherry



Ambu (Ambalal Desai)
60. Pencil, 18 x 14 cm., 24 June 1947, Pondicherry



Romen Palit
61. Pencil, Circa 1935, Pondicherry



Ali Hyderi
62. Pen and ink, 25.5 x 19.5 cm., 11 June 1947, Pondicherry
Son of Sir Akbar Hyderi, Hyderabad



Alice Hyderi
63. Pen and ink, 25.5 x 18.5 cm., 13 June 1947, Pondicherry
French wife of Ali Hyderi



Tara Jauhar
64. Pen and ink, 04 March 1949, Pondicherry



Datta
65. Pencil, 25.5 x 20.5 cm., 03 May 1919, Japan
Miss Dorothy Hodgson, who was with the Mother in Japan and accompanied her to Pondicherry in 1920



A Lady with a Hat
66. Pencil, 20.5 x 17 cm., 1919, Japan
Miss Dorothy Hodgson



Vasudha Shah
67. Pencil, Pondicherry
Inscribed by the Mother in French (trans.: 'It is your portrait when you laugh, your head on my knees').



Vasudha Shah
68. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 25 March 1949, Pondicherry



Kamala
69. Pencil, Circa 1935, Pondicherry



Chinmayi
70. Pencil, 15 x 11 cm., 1931, Pondicherry
Mehdi Begum of Hyderabad



Priti Das Gupta
71. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 28 March 1949, Pondicherry



Violette Indra Sen
72. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 02 April 1949, Pondicherry



Bratati Bhattacharya (Millie)
73. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 27 March 1949, Pondicherry



Anima Ganguli (Minnie)
74. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 30 March 1949, Pondicherry



Gauri Bhattacharya
75. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 04 April 1949, Pondicherry



Gauri Bhattacharya
76. Pencil, 29 June 1957, Pondicherry



Bina Bhattacharya
77. Pencil, 20 x 14 cm., 25 April 1949, Pondicherry



Debou Bhattacharya
78. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 29 March 1949, Pondicherry



Amiyo Ganguli
79. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., 01 April 1949, Pondicherry



Chitra Jauhar
80. Pen and ink, 1953, Pondicherry
(Done in a class notebook.)



Wilfy (Wilfred Pinto)
81. Pencil, 9 x 20 cm., 20 September 1951, Pondicherry



Rene (Aga Syed Yakub of Hyderabad)
82. 1930, Pondicherry



A Boy's Face
83. Pencil, 15 x 10 cm., Pondicherry



A Boy's Face
84. Pencil, 15 x 10.5 cm., Pondicherry



My Three Young Friends (Chum, Bubu, Jhumur)
85. Pencil, 9 x 21 cm., 1948, Pondicherry



A Girl with a Bow
86. Pencil, 25 x 17 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Two figures
87. Pencil, 12 x 6.4 cm., France



Tarini Patil
88. Pen and ink, 1956, Pondicherry



Agami Reddy
89. Pen and ink, Pondicherry



Urmila Pandya
90. Pen and ink, 1959, Pondicherry



Urmila Ravjibhai
91. Pen and ink, 1946, Pondicherry



Study of a cat
92. Pen and ink, 13 x 11 cm., Pondicherry



Study of three cats
93. Pen and ink, 12.7 x 11 cm., Pondicherry



Study of a cat
94. Pen and ink, 13 x 11 cm., Pondicherry



Study of a cat
95. Pen and ink, 5.5 x 5.5 cm., Pondicherry



Study of a cat
96. Pen and ink, 10.3 x 15 cm., Pondicherry



Study of a dog
97. Pencil, Pondicherry



Lion
98. Brush and ink, Pondicherry



Sketch for 'An Apparition'
99. Pen and ink, 19.5 x 12.5 cm., 1920 - 1930



A Figure on the Crest of a Wave
100. Pencil, 14 x 22.5 cm.
This drawing has an occult origin.



A Fort on the Sea
101. Pencil, 16 x 25 cm.
This drawing has an occult origin.



A Figure on a Mushroomlike Formation
102. Pencil, 18 x 21 cm.
This drawing has an occult origin.



Two figures and a lion
103. Pencil, 12 x 6.5 cm.



Two Faces in a Pattern
104. Pencil, France



Two Faces in a Pattern (Detail)
105. Pencil, France



Two Faces in a Pattern (Detail)
106. Pencil, France



A Figure with Two Symbols
107. Pencil, 22.5 x 14 cm., France



Two Symbols
108. Pencil
The Mother has given explanations of these sketches in French (trans: 'A crown with wings on a square of light. The wings, the crown and the arrow in white light above the square of white light surrounded by prismatic colours' and 'The star of white light radiating very luminous rays of all colours, the oval less brilliant, also radiating rays and changing colours so as to have them all alternately')



Ascent to the Truth
109. Brush and ink, 24 x 15 cm., 1956, Pondicherry
Drawn to illustrate the play of the same name.



Ascent to the Truth
110. Brush and ink, 24 x 15 cm., 1956, Pondicherry
Original version



Image of Buddha
111. 12 April 1957, Pondicherry



A Village Woman
112. Pen and ink, 18 x 14 cm., 09 June 1947, Pondicherry



Sketch for a Character in the Play 'Ascent to the Truth'
113. Pencil, 29 x 21 cm., 1958, Pondicherry



Sketch of a Group
114. Pencil, 7.5 x 11 cm., France



Sketch for the Painting 'A Vision'
115. Pencil, 6.5 x 8 cm., Circa 1903 - Circa 1908, France



Study of a Woman's Figure
116. Pencil, 22 x 14 cm., France



Human Proportions
117. 1933, Pondicherry
Marked to show a student the seven 'head' measures comprising the human body.



Study of a Human Face
118. Pencil, 18 x 11 cm., Pondicherry
(mouth and chin)



Study of a Tree
119. Brush and ink on Japanese paper, 25 x 17.5 cm., Japan



Study of a Flower
120. Brush and ink, 18 x 12 cm.



Temple of Shiva
121. Brush and ink, 22 x 9 cm., Pondicherry



Mountain and Clouds
122. Brush and ink, 12 x 14 cm., Japan



Man with a Newspaper
123. Pencil, 17.7 x 11 cm., France



An Officer
124. Pencil, 17.5 x 11 cm., France



A Woman in a Chair
125. Pencil, 16 x 11 cm., France



A Man in a Chair
126. Pencil, 15 x 11 cm., France



Sketch of a Woman
127. Pencil, 17.5 x 11 cm., France



A Woman's Torso
128. Pencil, 16 x 10 cm., France



Horse and its Trainer
129. Pencil, 5.2 x 14 cm., Pondicherry



Landscape with Two Figures
130. Pencil, 14 x 22.5 cm.



Landscape
131. Pencil, 17.3 x 22 cm.



Bridge
132. Pencil, 14 x 22.5 cm., 1907, France



Pine Trees with Snow
133. Pencil, 14 x 22.5 cm., 1907, France



Sketch of Daiunji Temple
134. Pencil, 34 x 25 cm., 1918, Japan



Two Japanese Figures
135. Pencil, 11 x 6.6 cm., 1916 - 1920, Japan



Cover Design for a Children's Magazine
136. Red ink, 1946, Pondicherry



Design for a Book-cover
137. Pencil, 22.5 x 14.5 cm., 1966, Pondicherry
This was used for the cover of a compilation of the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, 'On Love', prepared by Pavitra.



Stage Setting for a Play
138. Pencil, 14 x 22 cm., 1945, Pondicherry



Free Design
139. Pondicherry



Free Design
140. Pondicherry



Free Design
141. Pondicherry



Free Design
142. Pondicherry



Free Design
143. Pondicherry



Free Design
144. Pondicherry



A diagram to explain the meaning of Yoga to a child
145. Pondicherry
Man is at the bottom, the Divine at the top. The wavy line is the path of the ordinary life, the straight line of Yoga.



Untitled
146.



Outline of the Mother's feet
147. 02 February 1947, Pondicherry
Mother's handwritten text: To Champaklal with love and blessings



Goldy
148. 1946, Pondicherry
SOURCE: Champaklal Speaks



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