Sailoz mukherjee biography
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Sailoz : National Art Treasure
There are nine artists considered to be National Art Treasures - The three Tagores (Abanindranath, Gananendranath, Rabindranath), Ram Kinker Baij, Jamini Roy, Nicholas Roerich, Nandalal Bose, Amrita Sher-Gil and lastly Sailoz Mukherjee.
The one that I languishing in the art market is Sailoz Mukherjee. Partly the reason for this, is the lack of scholarship or research on the artist, so much so that his incorrect works are being sold in large and reputable auctions.
Sailoz died in - the Greek tragedy: He had an auto-rickshaw accident and instead of getting professional help, he was given a "/muscleman massage" for a traditional Indian massage therapy - he suffered for two months and died.
Two clear and major periods can be identified in his paintings (mostly in the s):
a) Landscapes (often "moving/fluid" landscape and possibly with a building) with small figures on one corner (inf
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Sailoz Mookherjea
Indian painter (–)
Sailoz Mookherjea (–) was an Indian painter.[1] He was one of the early modernists in Indian art, known for his ability to simplify forms, use vigorous lines, and create dynamic movement in his works. Mookherjea was included in the list of Nine Masters of the Archaeological Survey of India.[2]
Mookherjea's work was deeply inspired by the people and environments around him. In , India Post released a stamp featuring his painting titled The Mosque.[3]
Career
[edit]Sailoz Mookherjea's simplification of form and vibrant use of color were influenced by his time in Europe and inspiration from the works of Henri Matisse. However, his primary influences were människor art and the Basohli miniatures. Mookherjea focused on themes of oneness with nature and rural serenity. His bold lines and powerful color techniques defined his artistic style.[4]
During his time in New Delhi in the s and s, he frequently inom
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Sailoz Mookherjea is regarded as one of India's earliest modern painters, and was featured, in , on a list of Nine Indian Master Artists by the Archaeological Survey of India. Born in in Kolkata, Mukherjea received his diploma in Fine Arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta, in He then taught at Delhi Polytechnic, and served as Art Director at the Imperial Tobacco Company before moving to Paris in
His stay in Europe metamorphosed his style of painting, but his compositions retained their as subject matter rural Indian people and scenes. The artist noted, “I owe my basic inspiration to Matisse’s odalisques. I accept whatever new forms of self-expression suit my oriental temperament and tradition. No doubt any simplification of form and vibrancy of colour derive from the Ecole de Parisbut my main influences are the människor art of India and the Basohli miniatures”. Mukherjea's works emphasize colour over form, and focus on exaggerating expression and movement rat