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Abanindranath Tagore |
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Abanindranath was born in Jorasanko, Calcutta on 7 August 1871. His father Gunendranath was the son of Girindranath, the second son of Dwarkanath Tagore. Abanindranath's first formal training in pastel, watercolour and lifestudy was under the supervision of his private tutor, Signor Gilhardi. He attended the studio of Charles Palmer, an English painter, for instructions in oil paintings and portraiture. In 1895 he painted the Krishna-Lila series, which display a unique blend of both European and Indian, styles. E.B.Havell, Principal, Calcutta School of Art, on seeing these paintings was impressed and offered Abanindranath the post of Vice-principal of the School. Under Havell' s guidance he studied Mughal and Rajput styles of painting thoroughly. |
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Amrita Shergill |
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In contemporary India, there are many women painters who are drawing a lot of attention. The most well known among them is Anjolie Ela Menon. Her style infuses realistic elements with the surrealist and abstract. Other artists of the 21st century India includes Arpita Singh, Madhvi Parekh, Arpana Caur, Anju Dodia and collagist Shakila. |
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F.N.Souza |
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India's most important, and famous, modern artist Francis Newton Souza, who has died aged 77 was of a generation whose creative roots remained anchored securely and authentically to the expressive modernism inspired by Picasso. Born in the Portuguese Catholic colony of Goa, Souza was brought up by his mother, a dressmaker. In 1929 after the family moved to Bombay, he survived smallpox - and his mother added the name Francis as a mark of respect to Goa's patron saint St Francis Xavier. Having been expelled from schools in 1937 and 1939, he entered the Sir JJ school of art in Bombay in 1940 (now Mumbai) where he was mainly taught the British academic tradition. He was expelled in 1945. |
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Jamini Roy |
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The paintings of Jamini Roy (1887-1972) are among the most recognizable of Indian paintings. Roy was a very important Indian artist of the 20th century. His works have since been declared as national treasures of India and are gaining international acclaim as well. One can see large influence of Bengali tradition in his works, even when the portrayal is of European saints. |
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Jatin Das |
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Jatin Das, was born in Mayurbhanj in Orissa, and has some great artistic achievements into his account. His focus basically lies on man-woman relationships, in different phases of emotional turmoil, crisis, revelation and other moments. Human forms, mostly painted in nudes, sometimes birds and animals constitute his subject of study. Jatin das with his artistry and creativity is therefore indeed one of the eminent painters of India. |
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M.F. Hussain |
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Maqbool Fida Husain alias M.F.Hussain one of India's most gifted artists, is an accomplished painter mostly famous for his paintings on Indian women and also for his habit of getting into controversies. With a career spanning several decades, this multi-faceted artist has made significant contributions in other fields also- as a director, photographer and member of the Indian Parliament etc. |
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Nandlal Bose |
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Nandlal Bose (1882-1966) was the student of Abanindranath Tagore. He was a staunch nationalist who was ardently devoted to swadeshi. He focused on the different levels of individual creativity and created a new conceptual base for Indian art. His work Suttee won him a prize in the exhibition of Indian Society of Oriental Arts. |
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Rabindranath Tagore |
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Over one thousand poems; nearly two dozen plays and play-lets; eight novels; eight or more volumes of short stories; more than two thousands songs, of which he wrote both the words and the music; and a mass of prose on literary, social, religious, political, and other topics. On top of these, his English translations; his paintings; his travels and lecture-tours in Asia, America, and Europe; and his activities as educationist, as social and religious reformer, and politician. The life's work of Ravindranath Tagore is the accomplishment of a titan. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore - mystic, visionary, painter and Nobel laureate for literature- was India's grand old man of letters. But Tagore has been immortalised not only by his poetry but also by his paintings and his important contribution to Indian Art through Viswa-Bharati. |
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Raja Ravi Varma |
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Raja Ravi Varma was one of the greatest painters in the history of Indian Arts. He brought Indian painting to the attention of the larger world; provided a vital link between the traditional Indian art and the contemporary art. Raja Ravi Varma is considered as one of the greatest painters in the history of Indian Arts. He is famous for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. |
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Satish Gujral |
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Satish Gujral (b.1925), brother of former Prime Minister I.K.Gujral, is a versatile painter and architect of rare genius. He works with several mediums like paint, clay, ceramic, wood, glass and metal. He was awarded the order of the Crown from Belgium for his achievements in architecture. |
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S.H. Raza |
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S H Raza was born in Madhya Pradesh and studied at J.J. School of Art Bombay. S H Raza is one of the founder members of the progressive artists group.S H Raza presented several exhibitions of his paintings in India, before leaving for France on a French government scholarship in 1950. He studied painting at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1950 to 1953. Raza was awarded the Prix de la Critique in Paris in 1956. The University of California, Berkeley, invited him as Visiting Lecturer at the Art Department in 1962. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris on a French Govt.scholarship. Raza's works can be found in NGMA, New Delhi, Musce National d'art Moderne, Paris, Musce de Menton, Bibliotheque National, Paris, Asia society, New York. S H Raza lives and works in Paris and Gorbio. |
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Tyeb Mehta |
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Excellence is not one time phenomenon; rather it’s a habit, performed repeatedly. Tyeb Mehta belongs to the clan which has made excellence, its second nature. Tyeb Mehta was born in July 1925 in Kapadvanj district of Gujarat. He is not only one of the greatest artists of India but also an acclaimed painter. After working as a film editor in a cinema laboratory, his interest in painting led him to Sir J.J.School of Art, Mumbai from where he graduated in 1952.To further his interest, he made a short visit of four months to London and Paris. |
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