Introduction Born on February 22, 1922, in Babaria, Central Provinces, British India; Sayed Haider Raza was one of the six children of Sayed Mohammed Razi a deputy forest ranger of the Mandla District. S.H. Raza shows an early interest in drawings. At age 12, he was showing some skill for […]

H.A. Gade is one of the most gifted artists in the history of modern art in India. He was an experimenter and pioneered in Abstract Expressionism.  Gade was born in Talegaon Dashasar Village of district Amravati in Maharashtra. Unlike other artists who studied in art school, Gade studied at the […]

K.H. Ara was one of the artists from the renowned artist group Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay. One of the founders of the Artists’ Centre in Mumbai. He was one of the first contemporary Indian painters to meticulously use the female nude as a subject. He hosted his first solo […]

Sadanand Bakre was one of the painters from the Progressive Artists’ Group. He was the only sculptor in the group.  Sadanand was born in Baroda in 1920 and he joined the Gokhale Education Society School when his family moved to Bombay.  He started showing some initial talents in drawing and […]

Maqbool Fida Husain popularly known as M.F. Husain was an Indian artist of modified cubist style. He is known for his bold and vibrant color applications. Born on September 17, 1935, in Pandharpur town of Maharashtra in a Sulaymani Bohra family. He lost his mother at age of 18 months […]

Akbar Padamsee was an Indian artist and painter considered one of the pioneers in modern Indian art along with S.H. Raza, F.N. Souza, and M.F. Husain. Over the years he worked in different mediums such as oil painting, plastic emulsion, watercolor, sculpture, printmaking, computer graphics, and photography. In addition, he […]

Born on 22 September 1909, Manishi Dey was one of the most prominent painters of the Bengal School of Art. He was the younger brother of Mukul Dey, a pioneering Indian artist and drypoint etcher. He was born in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency. He was the fifth child of Purnashashi Devi […]

Madhvi’s works revolve around her childhood memory, women’s craft, folk art, and Indian myths. She was influenced by Paul Klee and Francesco Clemente. Her inspirations were traditional art but her style was contemporary. There are many works that represent folk art although they are not drawn from any specific folk […]

Drawing is an art or technique for creating images on the surface of the paper with help of ink, graphite, charcoal, technology, or any other tool. Consequently, there are both digital and physical drawings.  It is believed that many artistic creations are initiated from drawings.  These creations could be from […]

Ram Kumar was born on 23 September 1924 in Shimla, Punjab, British India. He was one of the greatest artists of Indian abstract art. He was associated with the Progressive Artists’ Group along with some greats like F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain, and Tyeb Mehta.  He was one of […]