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Oct 15, 2018 · The Art of Rabindranath Tagore. B orn in Calcutta into a wealthy Brahmo family, Rabindranath Tagore went on to become one of the most revered poet-philosophers of his time. In 1913, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the first non-Westerner to be honoured with the award. A poet, author, playwright and artist, Tagore's creative ...
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) is best known as a poet, and in 1913 was the first non-European writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Highly prolific, Tagore was also a composer – he wrote the national anthems for both India and Bangladesh – as well as an educator, social reformer, philosopher and painter.
Aug 26, 2014 · To Paint in the Twilight: The Art of Rabindranath Tagore. Andrew Robinson. August 26, 2014. “Rabindranath’s paintings and drawings number well over two thousand. Considering the late start, this makes for an astonishing output of great fecundity. It is important to stress that he was uninfluenced by any painter, eastern or western.
Rabindranath Tagore's portrait was painted by a broad range of artists. This rare portrait of him is by the artstist Jamini Roy, using tempera on board. The artist's typical 'pat' style is not evident here. Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore by Pratima Tagore Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata.
Aug 5, 2019 · Amazingly, Tagore’s love affair with art didn’t stop with his genius brush strokes; he also played an important role in transforming Indian art. He did this first as a patron, by encouraging his nephews, Gaganendranath and Abanindranath Tagore, in the new art movement they were trying to launch, a movement that juxtaposed an Indian aesthetic and sensibility against formalised Western training.
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The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore. January 29–April 15, 2012. There is no bigger cultural icon in India and Bangladesh than Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). A renowned novelist, poet, musician, and philosopher—the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—Tagore is responsible for shaping ...
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Apr 21, 2022 · Belonging to the influential Tagore family of Jorasanko, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Abanindranath Tagore emerged as an artist and writer at a time of great political and cultural upheaval in nineteenth-century India. He is credited with the first formal response to European artistic and aesthetic conventions and values, founding and spearheading ...
