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'''Prokash Karmakar''' ({{Lang-ml|പ്രകാശ് കർമാകർ}}; 1933 – 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]].
'''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>


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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Prokash Karmakar
Prokash Karmakar - Kolkata 2012-10-03 0426.JPG
Prokash Karmakar at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. Oct. 2012.
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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.[1][2] Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and 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.[3] Prokash Karmakar's work could be purchased at DAG Modern.[4]

References

  1. "Artists". Delhiartgallery.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "Modern & Contemporary Indian Art – Treasure Your Art – Artist Gallery". Treasureyourart.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. "Prokash Karmakar, eminent painter, dead – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. http://dagmodern.com/

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