Sri Aurobindo

Pencil | 15x10 cm. | 1935

drawing 1

Self-portrait

Pencil | 29,5x21 cm. | 1935

drawing 2

(Detail)

drawing 3

Self-portrait

Pencil | 1934

drawing 4

Self-portrait

Pencil | 1948

drawing 5

Self-portrait

Pencil | 29,5x21 cm. | 1948

drawing 6

detail

drawing 7

Self-portrait

Pen and Ink | 1947

drawing 8

Self-portrait

Pen and Ink | 1948

drawing 9

Self-portrait

Ink and Wash | 21x16,6 cm. | 1916-20

drawing 10

Mother's Eye

Pencil | 1935-40

drawing 11

Mother's Hand

Pencil | 1933

drawing 12

Mother's Foot

Pencil | 1934

drawing 13

Mira Ismalun

Pencil | 15x10 cm. | 1905

The Mother's maternal grand­mother

drawing 14

Max Theon

Pencil | 29x19,5 cm. | 1906(?)

drawing 15

Rabindranath Tagore

Pencil | 11,3x10 cm. | 1916

The Mother met Tagore in Japan in 1916 and 1919

drawing 16

Rabindranath Tagore

Brush and Ink | 18x10 cm. | 1916

This drawing seems to have been rendered in brush and ink from the first pencil sketch done on 11 June, 1916

drawing 17

Rabindranath Tagore

Brush and Ink | 18x10 cm. | 1916

This drawing seems to have been rendered in brush and ink from the first pencil sketch done on 11 June, 1916

drawing 18

Poet Hayashi

Brush and Ink | 25x17cm. | 1916-20

Japanese poet and artist

drawing 19

Poet Hayashi

Brush and Ink | 25x17cm. | 1916-20

Japanese poet and artist

drawing 20

Daughter of the Prime Minister of China

Brush and Ink | 25x18cm. | 1916-20

drawing 21

Daughter of the Prime Minister of China

Brush and Ink | 25x18 | 1916-20

drawing 22

Nobuko Kobayashi

Brush and Ink | 25x17 cm. | 1917-18

Mother's friend in Kyoto, whose husband was a leader of the "still-sitting" movement

drawing 23

Japanese woman

Pencil | 21,5x19 cm. | 1916-20

drawing 24

Paul Richard

Brush and Ink | 1918

This portrait was drawn by the Mother in the Visitors' Book at Daiunji Temple

drawing 25

The Captain of a Japanese Ship

Brush and Ink | 19x25,5 cm. | 1919

drawing 26

The Captain of a Japanese Ship

Brush and Ink | 19x25,5 cm. | 1919

drawing 27

James H. Cousins

Brush and Ink | 24,5x15,5 cm. | 1920

Irish poet. The Mother first met James Cousins in Japan and later in Pondicherry in 1920

drawing 28

James H. Cousins

Brush and Ink | 24,5x15,5 cm. | 1920

Irish poet. The Mother first met James Cousins in Japan and later in Pondicherry in 1920

drawing 29

Amrita (Aravamudachari)

Brush and Ink | 1920

drawing 30

Moni

Brush and Ink | 24,5x14,5 cm. | 1920

Suresh Chakravarti

drawing 31

Purushottam Patel

Brush and Ink | 24x17,5 cm. | 1931

drawing 32

Purushottam Patel

Brush and Ink | 26x21 cm. | 1931

drawing 33

Chandulal Shah

Brush and Ink | 1931

drawing 34

Vasudha Shah

Brush and Ink | 28,5x21 cm. | 1931

drawing 35

Diana Mathot

Brush and Ink | 1956

drawing 36

Eric Bass

Brush and Ink | 39x27 cm. | 1956

American artist

drawing 37

Pavitra

Pen and Ink | 1947

Philip Barbier de St. Hilaire

drawing 38

Pavitra

Pencil | 1930

This portrait was done on graph paper, the lines of which have been electronically removed

drawing 39

Pavitra

Charcoal | 22,5x12,5 cm. | 1932

This portrait was done on graph paper, the lines of which have been electronically removed

drawing 40

Pavitra

Charcoal | 16,5x15 cm. | 1930

drawing 41

Barindra Kumar Ghose

Pencil | 21,5x14 cm. | 1920

Younger brother of Sri Aurobindo

drawing 42

Nolini Kanta Gupta

Charcoal | 48x31 cm. | 1931

drawing 43

S. Doraiswami Aiyar

Charcoal | 48x39 cm. | 1931

drawing 44

Anilbaran Roy

Charcoal | 31x24 cm. | 1931

drawing 45

Chandulal Shah

Charcoal | 48x31 cm. | 1931

drawing 46

Vasudha Shah

Charcoal | 31x23,5 cm. | 1931

drawing 47

Champaklal Purani

Pencil | 1935

drawing 48

Champaklal Purani

Pencil | 22,5x16,5 cm. | 1959

drawing 49

Unidentified

Charcoal | 16x12,5 cm.

drawing 50

Pranab

Pencil | 1949

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 51

Pranab

Pencil | 1951

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 52

Pranab

Pencil | 1949

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 53

Pranab

Pencil | 1950

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 54

Pranab

Pencil | 1951

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 55

Pranab

Pencil | 1951

Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya

drawing 56

Dyuman (Chunilal Patel)

Pen and Ink | 13x9 cm. | 1947

Chunilal Patel

drawing 57

Shanti Doshi

Pen and Ink | 13x9 cm. | 1947

drawing 58

Ambu (Ambalal Desai)

Pencil | 18x14 | 1947

Ambalal Desai

drawing 59

Romen Palit

Pencil | 1935 (?)

drawing 60

Ali Hyderi

Pen and Ink | 25,5x19,5 cm. | 1947

Son of Sir Akbar Hyderi, Hyderabad

drawing 61

Alice Hyderi

Pen and Ink | 22,5x18,5 cm. | 1947

French wife of Ali Hyderi

drawing 62

Tara Jauhar

Pen and Ink | 1949

drawing 63

Datta

Pencil | 25,5x20,5 cm. | 1919

Miss Dorothy Hodgson, who was with the Mother in Japan and accompanied her to Pondicherry in 1920

drawing 64

A Lady with a Hat

Pencil | 20,5x17 cm. | 1919

Miss Dorothy Hodgson, who was with the Mother in Japan and accompanied her to Pondicherry in 1920

drawing 65

Vasudha Shah

Pencil

Inscribed by the Mother in French (trans.: "It is your portrait when you laugh, your head on my knees")

drawing 66

Vasudha Shah

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 67

Kamala Amin

Pencil | 1935 (?)

drawing 68

Chinmayi

Pencil | 15x11 cm. | 1931

Mehdi Begum of Hyderabad

drawing 69

Priti Das Gupta

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 70

Violette Indra Sen

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 71

Bratati Bhattacharya

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

Millie

drawing 72

Anima Ganguli

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

Minnie

drawing 73

Gauri Bhattacharya

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 74

Gauri Bhattacharya

Pencil | 1957

drawing 75

Bina Bhattacharya

Pencil | 20x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 76

Debou Bhattacharya

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 77

Amiyo Ganguli

Pencil | 22x14 cm. | 1949

drawing 78

Chitra Jauhar

Pen and Ink | 1953

Done in a class notebook

drawing 79

Wilfy

Pencil | 9x20 cm. | 1951

Wilfred Pinto

drawing 80

Rene

1930

Aga Syed Yakub of Hyderabad

drawing 81

A Boy's Face

Pencil | 15x10 cm.

drawing 82

A Boy's Face

Pencil | 15x10,5 cm.

drawing 83

My Three Young Friends

Pencil | 9x21 cm. | 1946

Chum, Bubu, Jhumur

drawing 84

A Girl with a Bow

Pencil | 25x17 cm. | 1916-20

drawing 85

Two figures

Pencil | 12x6,4 cm.

drawing 86

Tarini Patil

Pen and Ink | 1956

drawing 87

Agami Reddy

Pen and Ink

drawing 88

Urmila Pandya

Pen and Ink | 1959

drawing 89

Urmila Ravjibhai

Pen and Ink | 1946

drawing 90

Study of a cat

Pen and Ink | 13x11 cm.

drawing 91

Study of three cats

Pen and Ink | 12,7x11 cm.

drawing 92a

Study of a cat

Pen and Ink | 13x11 cm.

drawing 92b

Study of a cat

Pen and Ink | 5,5x5,5 cm.

drawing 92c

Study of a cat

Pen and Ink | 10,3x15 cm.

drawing 93

Study of a dog

Pencil

drawing 94

Lion

Brush and Ink

drawing 95

Sketch for "An Apparition"

Pen and Ink | 19,5x 12,5 cm. | 1920-30

drawing 96

A Figure on the Crest of a Wave

Pencil | 14x22,5 cm.

This drawing has an occult origin

drawing 97

A Fort on the Sea

Pencil | 16x25 cm.

This drawing has an occult origin

drawing 98

A Figure on a Mushroomlike Formation

Pencil | 18x21 cm.

This drawing has an occult origin

drawing 99

Two figures and a lion

Pencil | 12 x 6.5 cm.

drawing 100

Two Faces in a Pattern

Pencil | 12x6,5 cm.

drawing 101

Detail

drawing 102

Detail

drawing 103

A Figure with Two Symbols

Pencil | 22,5x14 cm.

drawing 104

Two Symbols

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").

drawing 105

Ascent to the Truth

Pen and Ink | 24x15 cm. | 1956

Drawn to illustrate the play of the same name

drawing 106

Ascent to the Truth

Brush and Ink | 24x15 cm. | 1956

Original version

drawing 107

Image of Buddha

1957

drawing 108

A Village Woman

Pen and Ink | 18x14 cm. | 1947

drawing 109

Sketch for a Character in the Play "Ascent to the Truth"

Pencil | 29x21 cm. | 1956

drawing 110

Sketch of a Group

Pencil | 7,5x11 cm.

drawing 111

Sketch for the Painting "A Vision"

Pencil | 6,5x8 cm. | 1903-8

drawing 112

Study of a Woman's Figure

Pencil | 22x14 cm.

drawing 113

Human Proportions

Pencil | 1933

Marked to show a student the seven "head" measures comprising the human body

drawing 114

Study of a Human Face
(mouth and chin)

Pencil | 18x11 cm.

drawing 115

Study of a Tree

Brush and Ink on Japanese paper | 25x17,5 cm.

drawing 116

Study of a Flower

Brush and Ink | 18x12 cm.

drawing 117

Temple of Shiva

Brush and Ink | 22x9 cm.

drawing 118

Mountain and Clouds

Brush and Ink | 12x14 cm.

drawing 119

Man with a Newspaper

Pencil | 17,7x11 cm.

drawing 120

An Officer

Pencil | 17,5x11 cm.

drawing 121

A Woman in a Chair

Pencil | 16x11 cm.

drawing 122

A Man in a Chair

Pencil | 15x11 cm.

drawing 123

Sketch of a Woman

Pencil | 17,5x11 cm.

Perhaps to show the design of the dress

drawing 124

A Woman's Torso

Pencil | 16x10 cm.

drawing 125

Horse and its Trainer

Pencil | 5,2x14 cm.

drawing 126

Landscape with Two Figures

Pencil | 14x22,5 cm.

drawing 127

Landscape

Pencil | 17,3x22 cm.

drawing 128

Bridge

Pencil | 14x22,5 cm. | 1907

drawing 129

Pine Trees with Snow

Pencil | 14x22,5 cm. | 1907

drawing 130

Sketch of Daiunji Temple

Pencil | 34x25 cm. | 1918

drawing 131

Sketch of Daiunji Temple

Pencil | 34x25 cm. | 1918

drawing 132

Two Japanese Figures

Pencil | 11x6,6 cm. | 1916-20

drawing 133

Cover Design for a Children's Magazine

Red Ink | 1946

drawing 134

Design for a Book-cover

Pencil | 22,5x14,5 cm. | 1966

This was used for the cover of a compilation of the writings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, "On Love", prepared by Pavitra.

drawing 135

Stage Setting for a Play

Pencil | 14x22 cm. | 1945

drawing 136

Free Design

drawing 137

Free Design

drawing 138

Free Design

drawing 139

Free Design

drawing 140

Free Design

drawing 141

Free Design

drawing 142

A diagram to explain to a child the meaning of Yoga

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

drawing 143