Bengal Masters: A Tribute
Works of eminent artists from the collection of Emami Art
August 20 – October 31, 2020
Modern Indian Art has an eclectic character that privileges a cross-cultural exchange and hybridity over cultural purity. A remarkable blending of the elements borrowed from the modern art of the West and India’s traditional antecedents, the works of the modern masters in the exhibition, from Nandalal Bose to Jogen Chowdhury, show the plural, eclectic nature of Indian Modernism, which has a unique history in Bengal, closely connected to the social, political and cultural life of the region. This online exhibition presents the works of ten eminent artists, from the collection of Emami Art. They are Nandalal Bose, Indra Dugar, K.G. Subramanyan, Jamini Roy, Abani Sen, Gopal Ghose, Paritosh Sen, Nikhil Biswas, Kartick Chandra Pyne and Jogen Chowdhury. It is a selection focused on the master artists from Bengal, each one of them has a distinctive approach, style and artistic vocabulary, which affirm their place in the global history of Modern and Contemporary Art.
Jamini Roy
Ravana and Sita
Abani Sen
Deer (SOLD)
Indra Dugar
Red Oleanders
Paritosh Sen
Lady with red shawl eating corn
Jogen Chowdhury
Refugee children Sealdah Station
Jogen Chowdhury
Refugees at Sealdah Station