By Jogen Chowdhury
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, watercolour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well.
He shot to fame once his works were collected by Mr. Masanori Fukusuma , the director of the Glenbarra Art Museum .
This particular "reclining woman" is a typical style of the master artist.
This work is a complete collectors joy, a Dry Pastel on Paper . ( 19 x 28.5 inches Unframed )
Kneeling Man takes a fresh look at tradition and Modernism, drawing freely upon ideas and values from native sources, solely guided by their need for self expression. This determined not only how they would paint but also what they would paint. A core subject in around which he would organise the perception of the world within and without.
The Kneeling Man is a perfect example of Chowdhury's mastery of lines and to make the curves depict the character of his figures. By careful distortion of the form he imparts the air of caricature in his figures, figures of men and women...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Engraving Mixed Media
MaterialsCharcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper, Drypoint
