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Painters from British Raj

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Afsar Madad NaqviArtist · SculptureSyed Afsar Madad Naqvi (10 August 193311 January 1997) was a Pakistani sculptor who was known for his pure realistic monumental sculptures which can be seen in many places around the…
Amrita Sher-GilArtist · PaintingsAmrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian–Indian painter.
Arpita SinghArtist · PaintingsArpita Singh (née Dutta; born 22 June 1937) is an Indian artist. Known as a figurative artist and a modernist, she creates canvases to have both a story line and a carnival of images…
B. PrabhaArtist · PaintingsShe is best known for her graceful, elongated figures of pensive rural women, each dominated by a single colour.
B. R. AmbedkarArtist · PaintingsBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India…
Bal ThackerayArtist · PaintingsBal Keshav Thackeray (23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena, a right-wing…
Benode Behari MukherjeeArtist · PaintingsBenode Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904 – 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state.
Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant PratinidhiArtist · PaintingsBhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi, (24 October 1868 – 13 April 1951), popularly known as Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi, or Bhawanrao Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi, was the ruler of the…
Bireswar SenArtist · PaintingsBireswar Sen (1897–1974) was an Indian painter, writer, and teacher, who was influenced by the Bengal School of Art and Western modernism, but then later developed a unique visual language…
Chinmoy Kumar GhoseArtist · PaintingsChinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the United States after moving to New York City…
Chintamoni KarArtist · SculptureChintamoni Kar (19 April 1915 – 3 October 2005) was a British-Indian sculptor. Described from The Telegraph as renowned, he received civilian awards from the Indian and French governments…
Debi Prasad Roy ChoudhuryArtist · SculptureDevi Prasad Roy Choudhury (15 June 1899 – 15 October 1975) was an Indian sculptor, painter and educator.
Gaganendranath TagoreArtist · Comics and comic artGaganendranath Tagore (18 September 1867 – 14 February 1938) was an Indian painter and cartoonist of the Bengal school.
Gogi Saroj PalArtist · PaintingsGogi Saroj Pal (3 October 1945 – 27 January 2024) was an Indian artist. She worked in multiple media, including gouache, oil, ceramic and weaving.
Jamini RoyArtist · PaintingsJamini Roy (11 April 1887 – 24 April 1972) was an Indian painter. He was honoured by the Government of India the award of Padma Bhushan in 1954.
M. F. HusainPerson · Film memorabiliaMaqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) was an Indian painter and film director who painted narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style.
Madanjeet SinghPhotographer · PhotographyMadanjeet Singh (16 April 1924 – 6 January 2013) was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer.
Nandalal BoseArtist · PaintingsNandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.
Nilima SheikhArtist · PaintingsNilima Sheikh (born 18 November 1945) is a visual artist based in Baroda, India.
Pratima TagoreArtist · PaintingsPratima Tagore was an Indian dancer, writer and painter (1893–1969). She was born in Kolkata and died in Santiniketan.
Prem ChowdhryArtist · PaintingsPrem Chowdhry is an Indian social scientist, historian, and Senior Academic Fellow at the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.
Priyambada Mohanty HejmadiArtist · PaintingsPriyambada Mohanty Hejmadi is an Indian classical dancer, scientist, academician, art writer, and biologist.
Rabindranath TagoreAuthor · BooksRabindranath Tagore FRAsS (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of…
Rafiqun NabiArtist · Comics and comic artRafiqun Nabi (born 28 November 1943), better known as Ranabi, is a Bangladeshi artist and cartoonist.
Raghunath MohapatraArtist · SculptureRaghunath Mohapatra (24 March 1943 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian architect, sculptor, and a Nominated Member of Rajya Sabha. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975 and Padma Bhushan in 2001.
Ravishankar RavalArtist · PaintingsRavishankar Raval (1892–1977) was a painter, art teacher, art critic, journalist and essayist from Gujarat, India.
S. H. RazaArtist · PaintingsSayed Haider Raza (22 February 1922 – 23 July 2016) was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France for most of his career.
Safiuddin AhmedEngraver · PrintsSafiuddin Ahmed (23 June 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Bangladeshi artist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1978 and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Sobha SinghArtist · PaintingsSobha Singh was an Indian painter (1901–1986). He died in Chandigarh.
Sucharu DeviArtist · PaintingsHer Highness Maharani Sucharu Devi (or Suchara Devi) (9 October 1874 – 14 December 1959) was the Maharani of Mayurbhanj State, India.
Sunil DasArtist · PaintingsSunil Das (4 August 1939 – 10 August 2015) was an Indian expressionist painter. He is known for the paintings in his Bull Series and his piece "Woman".
Svetoslav RoerichDesigner · DesignSvetoslav Nikolayevich Roerich (Святослав Николаевич Рерих; 1904–1993) was a Russian and Indian painter. Svetoslav Roerich was born in Saint Petersburg, he was later based in India.
Uma BardhanArtist · PaintingsUma Bardhan (born in 1945) is an Indian contemporary artist. Her paintings are usually themed on stories and positions which are under-represented in both mainstream and contemporary art…
Upendra Kishore Ray ChoudhuryIllustrator · IllustrationUpendra Kishore Ray Choudhury was a writer, illustrator, playwright and painter (1863–1915). He was born in Mymensingh District and died in Giridih.
ZarinaArtist · SculptureZarina Hashmi (Rashid; 16 July 1937 – 25 April 2020), known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian American artist and printmaker based in New York City.

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