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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 – 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>