Somnath Hore

Somnath Hore

Author/Artist :Somnath Hore Title :Somnath Hore Size :11x 8.5 in Medium :Pen/Ink on paper

The sketch whispers the quiet anguish that marked much of Hore’s life and work. Known for his deep empathy toward human suffering— shaped by the trauma of the Bengal Famine and the Tebhaga movement—Hore often stripped his visuals down to bare, trembling lines. Here, the childlike immediacy is deceptive; the black marks and meandering lines echo wounds, fragmentation, and the fragility of form. It seems to represent the silent aftermath of violence—life holding on by threads. The absence of detail is its own grief. As if each stroke mourns what is lost, what cannot be recovered. Hore wasn’t just drawing—he was remembering, resisting, and recording pain in its most raw and human shape.

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