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    Indian Art History

    Company style/company kalam


    18th – 19th century
    • Indo-European style of painting
    • A style that developed because of European influence of Indian artist.
    • More of a documentation hence had realistic approach.
    • Britishers wanted to capture the something picturesque and exotic,
    other than documenting the Indian life.
    • Amalgam of naturalistic and stylization of medieval Indian miniatures.
    • First started in madras presidency of South India then was seen in rest
    of the country.
    • Now the emphasis was on capturing ‘objective reality’.
    • Material was mostly paper but ivory too.
    • Dwindling patronage
    Market scene, Patna
    Dip Chand
    1760
    Group of courtesans, Company style, 1800-25,
    26 x 31.2 cm opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
    Shiva Lal
    1860 Patna
    A Muharram scene
    Date: ca. 1807
    Patna
    Portrait of Sayyid Mirza Azim Beg
    1820-1825
    Delhi
    Artist/maker: Khan, Ghulam Ali
    Patna, India
    ca.1857
    Artist/Maker: Shiva Lal
    ca.1857
    Patna
    Shiva Lal
    Khan Bahadur Khan with men of his clan,
    c. 1815
    Portraitsof Maratha prince
    late 19th century
    The Burmese Prime Minister
    Date: ca. 1826
    Place: Burma
    Sati ceremony
    Date: ca. 1800
    Place: Thanjavur
    Tipu Sultan
    Date: ca. 1790
    Place: Mysore
    Raja Ravi Varma
    29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906

    • Born in princely state of Travancore


    • Started a lithographic printing press
    in Ghatkopar, Mumbai in 1894
    • In 1904, Viceroy Lord Curzon, on behalf of the
    British King Emperor, bestowed upon Varma
    the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal.
    Arjuna and Subhadra from Mahabharata
    Galaxy of Musicians
    Amrita Shergil
    30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941
    • Daughter of Sikh father and Hungarian Jewish
    mother
    • Born in Budapest
    • In 1929, she joined the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
    • Young Girls, selected for the Grand Salon, Paris in
    1933, and becnomes the youngest ever and the only
    Indian to receive this recognition.
    • Psuedorealism – devajyoti ray
    • In 1934 family returns to India
    Young Girls, 1932
    Self-portrait, 1930
    Hungarian Gypsy Girl, 1932
    Bride's Toilet, 1937
    Brahmacharis
    Bengal School
    • Early Begnal School
    • Kalighat Pat
    • E B Havell
    • Influential movement in early 20th century based on swadeshi ideas.
    • Originated in Kolkata and Shantiniketan which flourished all over
    India and was led by Abhindranath Tagore.
    • Reacted against the academic art.
    • Looked at ancient murals and medieval Indian miniatures for
    inspiration.
    • Wanted to develop Indian yet modern style in response to
    ‘swadeshi’ fervour which would connect to the then contemporary
    sensibilities of indians.
    Jamini Prakash Ganguly
    Triumph of Labour (1954)
    Bharat Mata
    by Abanindranath Tagore(1871-
    1951)
    Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
    Gandhari in Balcony
    Nandalal Bose
    Damayanti Swayamvar
    Nandalal Bose
    Woman Commits Sati
    Nandalal Bose
    Buddha, Yashodhara, and Rahul
    Nandalal Bose
    Dhruv,
    Asit Kumar Haldar (1890-1964)
    Asit Kumar Haldar (1890-1964)
    Progressive artist Group
    1947–56

    • Also known as Bombay progressive group was formed by six rebellion artists
    from 1947–56

    • Francis Newton Souza, SH Raza, Sadanand Krishnaji Bakre, Krishnaji Howlaji Ara,
    Hari Ambadas Gade and M. F. Husain.
    •
    Rejected revivalist approach of Bengal school and also turned away from the
    academic art of art schools set up by British.

    • In 1950, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Krishen Khanna and Mohan Samant joined the
    Group. Following the departure of the two main founders Souza and Raza from
    India few years later, S.K. Bakre also left the group, which ultimately disbanded
    in 1956.
    Francis Newton Souza
    Francis Newton Souza
    Seated Nude with Red Shawl,1956
    Francis Newton Souza
    Nude in Profile, 1952
    Syed Haider Raza 1948
    Syed Haider Raza
    Shanti Bindu
    S H Raza
    K H Ara
    K H Ara
    M.F.Hussain
    Hari Ambadas Gade (1917 - 2001)
    Hari Ambadas Gade (1917 - 2001)

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