Portrait of an artist L. N. Taskar
Portrait of an artist L. N. Taskar ? (1870-1937) by M. F. Pithawalla (1872-1937) dated: 1934 Oil on canvas 23.2 x 18.5 in. (59 x 47 cm.)
Mother and Child
Mother and Child by Ranada Prasad Gupta (1870-1927) dated: 1897 Charcoal on paper 30 x 22 in. (76.5 x 56 cm.) Academic Naturalism was the talk of the art circles during the times, especially with the art school trained artists. However with E. B. Havell, taking charge as the Superintendent of the Calcutta Art School, in 1896, a […]
Narsimha Chintaman Kelkar
Narsimha Chintaman Kelkar (1872-1947) President of the Hindu Mahasabha by Ramkrishna Waman Deuskar (1869-1957) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 27 x 21 in. (68.5 x 53.5 cm.) Ramkrishna Waman Deuskar, student of the Sir J. J. School of Art – Bombay was considered to be the pioneer of Modern painting in Hyderabad. His career started with painting […]
An affluent Maharashtrian lady
An affluent Maharashtrian lady by Sadashiv Krushna Pimpalkhare (1869-1956) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 60 x 36 in. (152 x 92 cm.) Born in a small village in Maharashtra Sadashiv Krushna Pimpalkhare came from a simple and modest background. He did not school and study about which the teachers complained to his brother. On enquiry it was found […]
Malek Jiwan Khan Nasib Khan
Malek Jiwan Khan Nasib Khan (1820-1902) Darbar of Bajana state by Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (1868-1930) circa 1920 Oil on canvas 29.5 x 24 in. (75 x 61 cm.) The advent of photography had slowly started setting the standard for naturalism in portraiture. Many painters used photography as an acceptable part of the image-making process. The portraits of gods […]
Gangubai Mahadev Dhurandhar
Gangubai Mahadev Dhurandhar Second wife of the Artist by M. V. Dhurandhar (1867-1944) circa 1925 Oil on canvas 20.3 x 16 in. (51.5 x 41 cm.) Mahadev Visvanath Dhurandhar, born in Kolhapur and also called Rao Bahadur, a title bestowed on him by the British government, was the first Indian director of the Sir J. J. School […]
Thakur Gopal Singh
Thakur Gopal Singh (1902-1974) Ruler of Badnore by Mewar School artist circa 1925 Natural pigments and gold on cloth 46.3 x 34 in. (117.5 x 86.5 cm.) The art of portraiture in colonized India compelled many traditional miniature artists to adopt the stylization prevalent during those times. Small painters, in and around Rajasthan, started painting portraits in the […]
A Gentleman
A Gentleman by Abalal Rahiman (1860-1931) dated: 1900 Pencil on paper 8.5 x 6.3 in. (21.5 x 16 cm.)
Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj
Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj (1874-1922) Maharajah of Kolhapur State attributed to Abalal Rahiman (1860-1931) circa 1910 Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 46 cm.)
A merchant from Surat by Pesontji Bomanji
A merchant from Surat by Pestonji Bomanji (1851-1938) circa 1890 Oil on canvas 29.5 x 22 in. (75 x 56 cm.) Pestonji became the Sir J. J. School of Art’s first portrait painter. Though his interest lay in sculpting, providence brought him to the principal – John Griffiths notice. Griffith understood his talent and appointed him as a […]