Abanindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore
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(1871–1951) indisk författare och konstnär

Abanindranath Tagore (India, 1871–1951) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Abanindranath Tagore belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

Abanindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata and died in Kolkata. Abanindranath Tagore trained at Government College of Art & Craft, The Sanskrit College and University, and Sanskrit Collegiate School. Abanindranath Tagore was awarded honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta.

The best-known works include ‘Bharat Mata’, ‘Shakuntala’, ‘Khirer Putul’, and ‘Alor Phulki’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 34 works by Abanindranath Tagore with free images. The dated works span the years 1887–1930. Works by Abanindranath Tagore are held by several collections, among them Victoria Memorial, Calcutta, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lahore Museum, and Royal Collection.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, Clark Greenwood Voorhees, Louis Soutter, Elena Klokacheva, and Leo von könig.