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Archana Santra

The early British painters like Tilly Kettle, John Zoffany, John Smart, George Chinnary, William Hodges and others painted in oil. The foundation for modern painting in India was laid by the formation of art schools in Calcutta and other cities under the British influence at the beginning of the 20th century. This period saw the emergence of an Indo-European genre of painting known as the Company style. In this period, Indians were not only fighting for political independence, but were also liberating themselves from their traditional mind-sets and trappings. Much of the art of this era depicts this newly emerging social consciousness.

Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was perhaps the first great modern painter in India. He evolved a national style of painting by combining various regional elements like costumes,… Click here to read more