Tagore's work also shows the influence of Whistler's Aestheticism. Despite its Indocentric nationalism, this view was already commonplace within British art of the time, stemming from the ideas of the Pre-Raphaelites. He believed that Western art was "materialistic" in character, and that India needed to return to its own traditions to recover its spiritual values. In his later works, Tagore started integrating Chinese and Japanese calligraphic traditions into his style.Ībanindranath Tagore's Konnagar Baganbari in 2014 (Before Restoration) Later career He was influenced by the Mughal school of painting as well as Whistler's Aestheticism. His philosophy rejected the "materialistic" art of the West and came back to Indian traditional art forms. Tagore believed in the traditional Indian techniques of painting. Havell, Tagore worked with him to revitalise and redefine teaching of art at the Calcutta School of Art, a project also supported by his brother Gaganendranath, who set up the Indian Society of Oriental Art. It was during this period that he developed his interest in Mughal art, producing a number of works based on the life of Krishna in a Mughal-influenced style.
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Around 1897 he took lessons from the vice-principal of the Government School of Art, studying in the traditional European academic manner, learning the full range of techniques, but with a particular interest in watercolour. In the early 1890s several of his illustrations were published in Sadhana magazine, and in Chitrangada, and other works by Rabindranath Tagore. "Ganesh-janani" by Abanindranath Tagore Early life Xavier's College, which he attended for about a year and a half. He left Sanskrit College after nine years of study and studied English as a special student at St. In 1889, he married Suhasini Devi, daughter of Bhujagendra Bhusan Chatterjee, a descendant of Prasanna Coomar Tagore. Palmer, European painters who taught in that institution. In 1890, Abanindranath attended the Calcutta School of Art where he learnt to use pastels from O. His grandfather and his elder brother, Gaganendranath Tagore, were also artists.Ībanindranath learned art while studying at Sanskrit College, Kolkata in the 1880s. He was a member of the distinguished Tagore family, and a nephew of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. His grandfather was Girindranath Tagore, the second son of "Prince" Dwarkanath Tagore. Ībanindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko, Calcutta, British India, to Gunendranath Tagore and Saudamini Devi. Tagore's work was so successful that it was eventually accepted and promoted as a national Indian style within British art institutions. Along with other artists from the Bengal school of art, Tagore advocated in favour of a nationalistic Indian art derived from Indian art history, drawing inspiration from the Ajanta Caves. Tagore sought to modernise Mughal and Rajput styles to counter the influence of Western models of art, as taught in art schools under the British Raj. Popularly known as 'Aban Thakur', his books Rajkahini, Buro Angla, Nalak, and Khirer Putul were landmarks in Bengali language children's literature and art. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children. He founded the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting. He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art. Honorary doctor of the University of CalcuttaĪbanindranath Tagore CIE ( Bengali: অবনীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর 7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951) was the principal artist and creator of the "Indian Society of Oriental Art". Bharat Mata The Passing of Shah Jahan Bageshwari shilpa-prabandhabali Bharatshilpe Murti Buro Angla Jorasankor Dhare Khirer Putul Shakuntalaīengal school of art, Contextual Modernism