2. India is a land of rich culture and varied heritage. The fact that it is
a country which has given birth to many art forms and painting
styles is known to all. Hence, there are many Indian painters which
have got recognition all around the globe for their artistic abilities.
In fact, there are various paintings which have fetched a million
bucks at auctions.
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3. In today’s time, Indian painters make paintings of every known
genre. They not just make paintings which are traditional and
ancient but also the ones which come under the category of
modern art. The artists make abstract paintings too which are
certainly amongst the most popular painting genres now.
Indian painters are radically changing the world of art. Thus, the
next slides include some information about some of the most
renowned Indian artists. Take a look.
4. He was born and raised in a small
district Kilimanoor of Kerala on
29th of April in the year 1848. He
used to make paintings after
taking a cue from the epic scenes
of Indian epics like Mahabharata
and Ramayana. He is also
considered amongst the first ones
who started selling lithographs. He
did so to make art accessible and
affordable for all the art lovers.
Raja Ravi Varma
5. Abanindranath Tagore is the
nephew of Rabindranath Tagore.
He was born on 7th August in the
year 1871. He, through his
paintings, has always strived to
deliver the message of cultivating
swadeshi values in Indian art. He
excels in making art, especially in
The Bengal School of painting.
Abanindranath Tagore
6. Amrita Shergill was born on 30th
January in the year 1913 in
Budapest city of Hungary.
Umrao Singh Shergill Majithia
was her father. He was a Sikh
noble. Besides this, he was also
a scholar in Sanskrit. Amrita
Shergill’s mother used to sing.
Her name was Marie Antoinette
Gottesmann.
Amrita Shergill
7. Born in Goa, the artist lost his
father at a very young age. This
all made him feel a bit secluded.
Due to which he started making
paintings and apparently went
on to create his own niche.
F.N Souza
8. The painter was born in 1887
in Bengal and had been the
greatest painter of the 20th
century.
Jamini Roy
9. This artist was born in 1941 in a
small town, known as, Mayurbhanj
in Orissa. He is known for his
proficiency in painting, graphics
work, sculptures, and murals.
Besides this, he also writes poetry.
In terms of studies, he has received
training at Sir J. J. School of art
which is in Bombay.
Jatin Das
10. Maqbool Fida Hussain is undoubtedly an
artist whose name is known even to the
ones who are not into art that much. He
has been a celebrity painter as he has
made portraits of Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan, Anushka Sharma etc. Born on
17th September 1915 in a town of
Maharashtra, this artist is irrefutably the
one who is widely known for his unique
work at national and International level.
He is also known as Pablo Picasso of India.
M.F. Hussain
11. He was born in Bihar in the month
of December in 1882. Nandlal Bose
is a disciple of Abanindranath. He
is regarded as one of the most
prominent artists of the modern
times. He studied art at Calcutta
Government College of Art in the
year 1905 and completed his
degree in 1910.
Nandlal Bose
12. These were few of the renowned Indian painters whose paintings
continue to startle the onlookers. Some of these artists are no
more in this world, still, their works are keeping them alive in the
hearts of all the art enthusiasts.
Conclusion