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'''Prokash Karmakar''' (1933 – 24 February 2009) was a preeminent Indian artist from [[Kolkata]], West Bengal. His work is in the permanent collection of a number of museums and galleries throughout India, including the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], New Delhi and he is the recipient of numerous awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delhiartgallery.com/artists/artists_profile.aspx?artid=131 |title=Artists |publisher=Delhiartgallery.com |accessdate=2014-03-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228032114/http://www.delhiartgallery.com/artists/artists_profile.aspx?artid=131 |archivedate=28 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treasureyourart.com/Artists.aspx?Aid=83&sc=499 |title=Modern & Contemporary Indian Art – Treasure Your Art – Artist Gallery |publisher=Treasureyourart.com |accessdate=2014-03-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328060304/http://www.treasureyourart.com/Artists.aspx?Aid=83&sc=499 |archivedate=28 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Karmakar is best known for his [[Landscape art|landscapes]] and [[Nude art|nudes]], which are generally painted in vibrant colors with bold lines and intricate textures.  His paintings reflect his perception and interpretation of [[nature]] (both orderly and chaotic), life (both rural and urban), and form (from soft to sharp), without reference to religion.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prokash-Karmakar-eminent-painter-dead/articleshow/30962967.cms |title=Prokash Karmakar, eminent painter, dead – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=25 February 2014 |accessdate=2014-03-08}}</ref> Prokash Karmakar's work could be purchased at DAG Modern.<ref>http://dagmodern.com/</ref>
'''Prokash Karmakar''' ({{Lang-ml|പ്രകാശ് കർമാകർ}}; 1933 &ndash; 24 February 2014) was a preeminent [[India]]n [[artist]] and [[painter]]. His work is in the permanent collection of a number of [[museum]]s and [[Art gallery|galleries]] all over India, including the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] in [[New Delhi]]. He was born in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].


== References ==
Karmakar died from an illness on 24 February 2014. He was 81 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prokash-Karmakar-eminent-painter-dead/articleshow/30962967.cms|title=Prokash Karmakar, eminent painter, dead|date=25 February 2014|accessdate=30 March 2014|newspaper=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
 
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== External links ==
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Revision as of 18:34, 22 April 2021

Karmakar in October 2012.

Prokash Karmakar (Malayalam: പ്രകാശ് കർമാകർ; 1933 – 24 February 2014) was a preeminent Indian artist and painter. His work is in the permanent collection of a number of museums and galleries all over India, including the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Karmakar died from an illness on 24 February 2014. He was 81 years old.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Prokash Karmakar, eminent painter, dead". Times of India. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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