Francis Newton Souza (1924–2002) was a pioneering Indian modernist painter, art critic, and writer whose bold expressionistic style and provocative themes reshaped the landscape of Indian art in...
In 1867, EB Havel was appointed the Principal of the Art College at Calcutta. He, as we discussed above, gave greater importance to the art traditions of this...
Ramkinkar Baij (1906–1980) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture and painting, celebrated for introducing a new language of artistic expression that blended Indian tradition, rural...
Jamini Roy (1887–1972) was one of the most celebrated modern Indian painters and a leading figure in the development of a uniquely Indian visual language in modern art....
Asit Kumar Haldar (1890–1964) was a distinguished Indian painter, educator, and sculptor associated with the Bengal School of Art and one of the early pioneers of modern Indian...
Gaganendranath Tagore (1867–1938) was a pioneering Indian painter, caricaturist, and illustrator, and one of the most innovative artists of early twentieth-century Bengal. Belonging to the illustrious Tagore family...
Nandalal Bose (1882–1966) was one of the most eminent pioneers of modern Indian art and a central figure of the Bengal School of Painting. A painter, teacher, and...
In 1901-02, Josephine MacLeod, an American pupil of Swami Vivekananda had invited Japanese arts stalwart Kakuzo Okakura to India. Kakuzo Okakura wished to invite Swami Vivekananda, who by...
Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore. He was born at Jorasanko and was educated at the Sanskrit College, Calcutta. He learnt painting privately under English...
The art traditions of India witnessed a steady decline in the 19th century, and Bengal was not too isolated to the deterioration. What could survive during those times...
