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Abanindranath Tagore
Helping shape the Bengal school of painting and modern Indian art.
Khirer Putul · Bharat Mata
- Born
- 7 August 1871
- Birthplace
- Kolkata, India
- Died
- 5 December 1951
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Abanindranath Tagore
Abanindranath Tagore was an Indian painter and writer. He drew on Indian and Asian artistic traditions while developing an alternative to European academic painting.
Early life
Tagore family
Grew up in the artistic household at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
Art studies
Trained in European techniques before exploring Mughal and other Asian approaches.
Career
- 1890s
Early painting
Developed illustrations and paintings influenced by Indian subjects.
- 1900s
Bengal school
Worked with E. B. Havell and helped establish the Indian Society of Oriental Art.
- Later decades
Painting and writing
Continued experimenting in visual art while producing influential Bengali books.
Selected work
Khirer Putul
Published the Bengali children’s story.
Bharat Mata
Painted the four-armed figure associated with the nationalist movement.
Rajkahini
Published stories drawing on Rajput history.
Beyond work
Creative family
His brother Gaganendranath and sister Sunayani were also painters.
Found materials
Made playful sculptural figures known as katum-kutum.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
