Nandalal bose wikipedia
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Nandalal Bose (1882-1966)
Born in Kharagpur in 1882, Nandalal spent his early life in the Kharagpur and Darbhanga area where he learnt to love nature and the simple ways of country life. He would spend hours watching the local artisans in their craft of making toys out of clay and he would also try his hand at it. At the age of sixteen, he left for Calcutta, where after a few years of unsuccessful attempts at academic studies in various colleges, he decided to study fine arts under Abanindranath Tagore at the GovernmentArt School.
In 1909, he accompanied Lady Herringham to the Ajanta Caves to copy the mural paintings. In 1915, when the Vicitra Club was started at Jorasanko, Nandalal joined as an art teacher. During this period he often visited the Brahmacaryasrama atSantiniketan. His first visit in 1914 was a spiritual experience which left a lasting impress on his personality and his career as an artist. In 1923, Nandalal, with permission from hi
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Mahatma Gandhi (Bapuji) on the Dandi March
About this artwork
Status
- Currently Off View
Department
- Arts of Asia
Artist
- Nandalal Bose
Title
- Mahatma Gandhi (Bapuji) on the Dandi March
Place
- India (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.
- 1925–1935
Medium
- Linocut print on paper
Dimensions
- 35 × 22.3 cm (13 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
- Gift of Supratik Bose
Reference Number
- 2009.743
Extended information about this artwork
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Nandalal Bose
Indian artist and a pioneer of modern Indian art (1882-1966)
Padma Vibhushan Nandalal Bose | |
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Bose on a 1967 stamp of India | |
| Born | (1882-12-03)3 December 1882 Haveli Kharagpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 April 1966(1966-04-16) (aged 83) Santiniketan, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Contextual Modernism |
| Spouse | Sudhira Devi (1903) |
| Relatives | Gouri Bhanja (daughter) Jamuna Sen (daughter) Surendranath Kar (cousin) |
| Awards | Principal of Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan (1921), Padma Vibhushan (1954), Fellow of the Lalit Kala Academy (1954), Deshikottam (1952), honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta |
Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.
A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1921. He was influenced by the Tagore family and the murals o
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