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Pre-modern Artists: Modern epoch of Indian art

In pre-Independent India, artists negotiated between the need to create a ‘swadeshi’ style while searching for personal expression.

Abanindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore

1871 – 1951

Baburao Krishnarao Mestry ‘Painter’

Gaganendranath Tagore

Gaganendranath Tagore

1867 – 1938

Jamini Roy

Jamini Roy

1887 – 1972

M F Husain

M F Husain

1915 – 2011

M K Parandekar

M K Parandekar

1877 – 1961

M S Joshi

M S Joshi

1912 – 2001

M V Dhurandhar

M V Dhurandhar

1867 – 1944

N R Sardesai

N R Sardesai

1885 – 1954

N S Bendre

N S Bendre

1910 – 1992

Nandlal Bose

Nandlal Bose

1882 – 1966

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

1861 – 1941

Ramkinker Baij

Ramkinker Baij

1906 – 1980

S L Haldankar

S L Haldankar

1882 – 1968

Sailoz Mookherjea

Sailoz Mookherjea

1906- 1960

Shiavax Chavda

Shiavax Chavda

1914 – 1990

Somalal Shah

Somalal Shah

1905 – 1994

Vishwanath Nageshkar

Vishwanath Nageshkar

1910 – 2001