Abanindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore

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Abanindranath Tagore Profile

  • Name:
  • Abanindranath Tagore
  • Born:
  • August 7, 1871
  • Died:
  • December 5, 1951
  • Father:
  • Gunendranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore Biography

Abanindranath Tagore was one of the influential artists who led to the development of modern Indian painting, popularly known as 'Aban Thakur'. He along with his brother, Gaganendranath Tagore laid the foundation stone of modern painting in India. Both the brothers are a part of prestigious Tagore family of Bengal, who played a significant role in the Bengal renaissance of late 19th century. He was a nephew of the poet Rabindranath Tagore and a link of the Tagore family. He was born in the family of Dwarkanath Tagore, the founder of Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family. Among his three sons - Debendranath, Girindranath and Nagendranath, both Girindranath and Nagendranath died quite young. Girindranath had two sons – Gagendranath and Gunendranath. Abanindranath was the son of Gunendranath and one among his four siblings was Gaganendranath Tagore, a noted painter and writer.  

 

Abanindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko, Kolkata on 7 August 1871. Tagore learned art when studying at Sanskrit College, Kolkata in the 1880s. He studied at Sanskrit college for 9 years. He learnt English from St. Xavier's College for a year and a half as a special student. In 1890, he attended Calcutta School of Art where he learnt to use pastels from O. Ghilardi, and oil painting from Charles Palmer. Alongside his brother Gaganendranath, he learnt the art of painting and water colour from Harinarayan Bandopadhyay. Together, the brothers founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1907, which started the popular journal – Rupam. In 1889 he married Suhasini Devi.

 

His early works were published in Sadhana magazine, and Chitrangada. He also learnt European traditional art of painting from Vice-Principal of the Government School of Art. Under the influence of Mughal art, he has portrayed the life of Krishna in Mughal style. He believed that Western art was "materialistic" in character and that India should follow traditional Indian style. A few years after the artist's death in 1951, his eldest son, Topu Dhabal, handed over almost entire collections of paintings to the newly founded Rabindra Bharati Society Trust. He was also a writer and Rajkahini, Budo Angla, Nalak, and Khirer Putul are his contributions to Bengali children literature.

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Updated: January 07, 2014

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