Government of India
A Santhal Girl
Keywords: Modern Painting
Artwork
Publisher: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Description: In this painting, the artist has depicted the Santhal girl's portrait, rendered with the shades of ink in tonal variation, delineating the form and highlighting her facial feature.
Type: Painting
Received From: National Gallery Of Modern Art, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.creator | Chowdhury, D. P. Roy |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-14T16:39:06Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-14T16:39:06Z |
| dc.description | In this painting, the artist has depicted the Santhal girl's portrait, rendered with the shades of ink in tonal variation, delineating the form and highlighting her facial feature. |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury was born in Tajhat, Bangladesh.He became a disciple of Abanindranath Tagore and Italian painter Signor Boress from whom he learnt the nuances of painting. Hironmoy Choudhury also taught him modelling. D. P. Roy Choudhury started his career when the Bengal School- Swadeshi movement fervour was at its peak working with the watercolours and wash technique, much inspired by the works of Abanindranath Tagore. Like many other artists, he too was also influenced by the dignified and monumental works of the French sculptor Rodin. His monumental, life size public sculptures, with infused realism gives a sense of pathos and toil. He was interested in depicting people from the streets rather than studio models in his sculptures. D P Roy Choudhury also taught at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta. In 1929, he joined as the Principal and Head of the Department, Sculpture of the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Madras and continued to serve in this position till he retired in 1958. In 1937, he was honoured with the title of the Most Exalted Member of the British Empire (M.B.E) by the British Government for his outstanding merit and contribution to art. He was nominated as the founder Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 1953. He was awarded with an honorary Doctorate in Letters from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta in 1962 and was also entitled with the Elected Fellow of Lalit Kala Akademi in the same year. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Modern Painting Artwork |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | ngma-03217 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Ink, Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.creator | Chowdhury, D. P. Roy |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-14T16:39:06Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-14T16:39:06Z |
| dc.description | In this painting, the artist has depicted the Santhal girl's portrait, rendered with the shades of ink in tonal variation, delineating the form and highlighting her facial feature. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury was born in Tajhat, Bangladesh.He became a disciple of Abanindranath Tagore and Italian painter Signor Boress from whom he learnt the nuances of painting. Hironmoy Choudhury also taught him modelling. D. P. Roy Choudhury started his career when the Bengal School- Swadeshi movement fervour was at its peak working with the watercolours and wash technique, much inspired by the works of Abanindranath Tagore. Like many other artists, he too was also influenced by the dignified and monumental works of the French sculptor Rodin. His monumental, life size public sculptures, with infused realism gives a sense of pathos and toil. He was interested in depicting people from the streets rather than studio models in his sculptures. D P Roy Choudhury also taught at the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta. In 1929, he joined as the Principal and Head of the Department, Sculpture of the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Madras and continued to serve in this position till he retired in 1958. In 1937, he was honoured with the title of the Most Exalted Member of the British Empire (M.B.E) by the British Government for his outstanding merit and contribution to art. He was nominated as the founder Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 1953. He was awarded with an honorary Doctorate in Letters from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta in 1962 and was also entitled with the Elected Fellow of Lalit Kala Akademi in the same year. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Modern Painting Artwork |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | ngma-03217 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Ink, Paper |
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