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{{short description|Indian painter (1913-1980)}} | {{short description|Indian painter (1913-1980)}} | ||
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Initially influenced by the [[Bengal School]], Ghose was drawn to the pictorial vocabulary developed by European Expressionists and Cubists to depict nature. Ghose reworked the genre of landscape painting, investing it with expressionistic qualities. He travelled extensively within India to paint his landscapes. Ghose was adept with several mediums, and known especially for his ingenious handling of watercolour. He also worked with tempera, pen and ink, and brush and pastel. | Initially influenced by the [[Bengal School]], Ghose was drawn to the pictorial vocabulary developed by European Expressionists and Cubists to depict nature. Ghose reworked the genre of landscape painting, investing it with expressionistic qualities. He travelled extensively within India to paint his landscapes. Ghose was adept with several mediums, and known especially for his ingenious handling of watercolour. He also worked with tempera, pen and ink, and brush and pastel. | ||
He was one of the founder members of the well-known Calcutta Group (1943). Ghose taught at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, in Kolkata from | He was one of the founder members of the well-known Calcutta Group (1943). Ghose taught at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, in Kolkata from 1940 to 1945 and then joined the faculty of the Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur (then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]), where he taught architectural drawing. He was also the joint secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata. | ||
Ghose died on 30 July 1980. His works can be seen at the [[Birla Academy of Art & Culture]], Kolkata, and the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], New Delhi. | Ghose died on 30 July 1980. His works can be seen at the [[Birla Academy of Art & Culture]], Kolkata, and the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], New Delhi. | ||
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[[Category:Indian male painters]] | [[Category:Indian male painters]] | ||
[[Category:Painters from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Painters from West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian male artists]] | |||
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