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Hemendranath Mazumdar

Hemendranath Mazumdar

Virgob. 19 Sep 1894, Kishoregunj, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladeshd. 22 Jul 1948, Calcutta

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Introduction

Date of Birth
19 Sep 1894
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Date of Death
22 Jul 1948
Age
53
Place of Birth
Kishoregunj, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
Place of Death
Calcutta
State Country of Birth
Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
    1. Joins Government School of Arts, Kolkata, India

      1910

    1. Leaves school as a protest against being asked to decorate welcome gates in honour of King George V, Calcutta, India

      1911

    1. Joins Jubilee Art Academy, an independent institution/ an alternative art school set up by Ranada Prasad Das Gupta at Baithakkhana Road in 1897, Kolkata, India

      1911

  1. 1929

    1. Co-founded Indian Academy of Fine Arts along with Bhabani Charan Law, Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, and Atul Bose at his residence at 24 Beadon Street, Kolkata, India
  2. 1930

    1. Published the Indian Masters series, which contained reproductions of paintings by the leading artists of the day, including Raja Ravi Varma
  3. 1931

    1. Court Painter, Kingdom of Kashmir, India
  4. 1932

    1. Court Painter, Princely State of Patiala, India

      1932 โ€“ 1938

Exhibitions

  1. 1920

    1. Chennai Art Exhibition, Chennai, India
  2. 1921

    1. All India Show, Kolkata, India
    2. Chennai, India
    3. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
    4. Chennai Art Exhibition, Chennai, India
  3. 1922

    1. Barna Jhankar, Chennai, India
    2. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
  4. 1923

    1. Kardame Kamal, Mumbai, India
    2. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
  5. 1936

    1. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
  6. 1939

    1. New Delhi, India
  7. 1940

    1. Chowringee Terrace, Inaugurated by Queen of Coochbehar, Kolkata, India
  8. 1948

    1. Kolkata, India
  9. 1951

    1. Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
  10. 1952

    1. Portraits of Great Beauties of the World, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
  11. 1997

  12. 2000

    1. Face Off 1900 - 1980s: An Exhibition of Indian Old Masters and Moderns, Curated by Santo Datta, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      15 Apr 2000 to 31 May 2000

  13. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

    2. 14 Jul 2001 to 31 Dec 2001

    3. Art of Bengal: Past & Present 1850 - 2000, NGMA, Mumbai in association with CIMA, Kolkata, at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      09 Jan 2001 to 25 Jan 2001

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Calcutta Metropolitan Festival of Art (Organiser) and Ganesh Haloi (Curator). Art of Bengal, 1997 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883543
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Calcutta Metropolitan Festival of Art (Organiser) and Ganesh Haloi (Curator). Art of Bengal, 1997 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883543

  1. 1921

    1. Chennai, India
  2. 1922

    1. Barna Jhankar, Chennai, India
  3. 1923

    1. Kardame Kamal, Mumbai, India
  4. 1939

    1. New Delhi, India
  5. 1940

    1. Chowringee Terrace, Inaugurated by Queen of Coochbehar, Kolkata, India
  6. 1948

    1. Kolkata, India
  7. 1951

    1. Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
  1. 1920

    1. Chennai Art Exhibition, Chennai, India
  2. 1921

    1. All India Show, Kolkata, India
    2. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
    3. Chennai Art Exhibition, Chennai, India
  3. 1922

    1. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
  4. 1923

    1. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
  5. 1936

    1. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
  6. 1952

    1. Portraits of Great Beauties of the World, Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
  7. 1997

  8. 2000

    1. Face Off 1900 - 1980s: An Exhibition of Indian Old Masters and Moderns, Curated by Santo Datta, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      15 Apr 2000 to 31 May 2000

  9. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

    2. 14 Jul 2001 to 31 Dec 2001

    3. Art of Bengal: Past & Present 1850 - 2000, NGMA, Mumbai in association with CIMA, Kolkata, at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      09 Jan 2001 to 25 Jan 2001

  10. 2003

    1. 19 Apr 2003 to 19 May 2003

  11. 2004

    1. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century - 100 artists from the DAG collection, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004

    2. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century - 100 artists from the DAG collection, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      09 Aug 2004 to 21 Aug 2004

  12. 2005

    1. Manifestations III: 100 artists - from the Delhi Art Gallery Collection, at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

      22 Apr 2005 to 27 Apr 2005

    2. Manifestations III: 100 artists - from the Delhi Art Gallery Collection, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Apr 2004 to 14 May 2005

    3. Manifestations III: 100 artists - from the Delhi Art Gallery Collection, at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, India

      06 Apr 2005 to 12 Apr 2005

  13. 2010

    1. Art of the Land & Land in Art (Part 1), Galerie 88, Kolkata, India

      24 Jul 2010 to 14 Aug 2010

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Calcutta Metropolitan Festival of Art (Organiser) and Ganesh Haloi (Curator). Art of Bengal, 1997 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883543

Chronicled Highlights 141920 โ€“ 2005

Hemendranath Mazumdar was born in 19 September 1894 in Kishoregunj, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh.
1920
Public Auction HighPainting
HEART ยท The Intuitive-Logic II: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Sculpture & TapestryMumbai ยท 15 November 1997
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Kamal Manas (1920), offered in the The Intuitive-Logic II: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Sculpture & Tapestry by HEART, which concluded on 15 November 1997 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of โ‚น9,50,000 ($25,857). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Kamal Manas, c.1920 | Painting
Selling price
INR9,50,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 12,00,000 โ€“ 13,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 808
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
48 ร— 24.5 in (122 ร— 62 cm)
Signature
Signed in English 'H.Mazumdar', l.r
Lot
12 ยท He.Mum/15.11.97
1920
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's ยท The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art โ€“ Books, Paintings & SculptureNew Delhi ยท 15 October 2004
In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Woman Before Mirror (1920), offered in the The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art โ€“ Books, Paintings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 15 October 2004 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of โ‚น25,31,068 ($55,191). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Woman Before Mirror, c.1920 | Painting
Selling price
INR25,31,068
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 25,00,000 โ€“ 30,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 7,361
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20.1 ร— 17.1 in (51 ร— 44 cm)
Lot
23 ยท Os.Del/15.10.04
1925
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's ยท Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary ArtMumbai ยท 02 December 2005
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of After the Bath (1925), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 02 December 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of โ‚น32,20,000 ($69,817.87). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). After the Bath, mid 1920s | Painting
Selling price
INR32,20,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 30,00,000 โ€“ 37,50,000
Rate per sq in
INR 11,480
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
20.5 ร— 13.7 in (52 ร— 35 cm)
Lot
12 ยท Os.Mum/02.12.05
1928
Public Auction HighPainting
Saffronart ยท 25th Anniversary SaleMumbai ยท 02 April 2025
In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1928), offered in the 25th Anniversary Sale by Saffronart, which concluded on 02 April 2025 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of โ‚น5,04,00,000 ($592,941). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, circa 1928 | Painting
Selling price
INR5,04,00,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 5,50,00,000 โ€“ 7,50,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 36,129
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
47.2 ร— 29.5 in (120 ร— 75 cm)
Signature
Signed 'H MAZUMDAR' (l.l.)
Lot
43 ยท Sa.Mum/02.04.25
Provenance
From an Important Family Collection, Kolkata Private Collection, Kolkata
1931
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives ยท Indian Modern ArtOnline ยท 15 December 2022
In socially conservative Bengal in the 1920s, it is hard to gauge peopleโ€™s true feelings about Mazumdar. As his images were disused in Bengali journals, his readership could not have taken a guilty pleasure in looking at them. Classical nudes, occurring on the pages of the same journals since the early twentieth century, did not hold the same shocked fascination because of their cultural distance. Then there were the Bengal Schoolโ€™s mannered, voluptuous semi-nudes. The disturbing power of Mazumdarโ€™s women lay in their palpability and immediacy; his subject a young Bengali woman enacting an everyday village scene of returning home after her daily bathโ€ฆ In short, the beholder experienced the frisson of spying on a โ€˜respectableโ€™ housewife, the proverbial girl next door. The artistโ€™s tantalizing silence about the identity of the model heightened the mystery surrounding her.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Damsel, early 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR44,80,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 50,00,000 โ€“ 80,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 2,512
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
52.2 ร— 34.1 in (133 ร— 87 cm)
Lot
6 ยท De.Onl/15.12.22
1935
Public Auction HighPainting
Christie's ยท The India Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary ArtMumbai ยท 18 December 2016
In 2016, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1935), offered in the The India Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 18 December 2016 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of โ‚น1,05,25,000 ($155,405.15). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, c.1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR1,05,25,000
50% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 50,00,000 โ€“ 70,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 10,476
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
50.2 ร— 20 in (128 ร— 51 cm)
Lot
158 ยท Ch.Mum/18.12.16
1935
Public Auction HighPainting
Christie's ยท South Asian Modern + Contemporary ArtNew York ยท 20 March 2019
In 2019, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Woman in Moonlight) (1935), offered in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 20 March 2019 at New York, achieving a sale price of โ‚น1,20,50,570 ($175,000). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled (Woman in Moonlight), c.1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR1,20,50,570
250% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 20,65,812 โ€“ 34,43,020
Rate per sq in
INR 20,693
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29.9 ร— 19.5 in (76 ร— 50 cm)
Lot
401 ยท Ch.NeY/20.03.19
1936
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives ยท The Progressives & Other Modern MastersOnline ยท 09 March 2022
Mazumdarโ€™s educational environment was heavily framed by the curriculum of European art academies or โ€˜academic artโ€™ which were focussed on both a formalised rendering of the human body and an incisive study of socio-cultural realism. Art historian Geeta Kapur records that the emphasis in these curriculum on life-drawing, expressed through sketches and paintings, โ€œformed the academic criteria for and against which subsequent movements in Indian art developedโ€. The formalism of academic art has undergone, over the decades, fierce critique from artists, art critics and art historians for espousing a romantic and glossedover myth on everyday life divorced from the true grit of the human condition. However, in the second half of the twentieth century, academic art found a new lease through theoretical reconsideration of everyday life. Art was critically apprised outside of the normative formalist/ modernist paradigm and located within daily ritualised/realist values of perspective. Academic art was reframed as a potential site of production and circulation of meanings. Where art history and criticism was unkind, art theory and cultural studies embraced. This provides the entry point for the contemporary appreciation of Mazumdar who like many artists of his period were not mere passive purveyors but critical respondents to the received formalism.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Puri Jagannath Temple, c.1936 | Painting
Selling price
INR12,84,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 12,00,000 โ€“ 18,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 3,352
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
17.1 ร— 22.4 in (43 ร— 57 cm)
Lot
1 ยท De.Onl/09.03.22
1939
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives ยท Modern Indian Art of BengalOnline ยท 07 May 2022
In socially conservative Bengal in the 1920s, it is hard to gauge peopleโ€™s true feelings about Mazumdar. As his images were disuse in Bengali journals, his readership could not have taken a guilty pleasure in looking at them. Classical nudes, occurring on the pages of the same journals since the early twentieth century, did not hold the same shocked fascination because of their cultural distance. Then there were the Bengal Schoolโ€™s mannered, voluptuous semi nudes. The disturbing power of Mazumdarโ€™s women lay in their palpability and immediacy; his subject a young Bengali woman enacting an everyday village scene of returning home after her daily bathโ€ฆ In short, the beholder experienced the frisson of spying on a โ€˜respectableโ€™ housewife, the proverbial girl next door. The artistโ€™s tantalizing silence about the identity of the model heightened the mystery surrounding her.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Woman With Pitcher, late 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR42,56,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 45,00,000 โ€“ 72,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 5,126
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36.1 ร— 23 in (92 ร— 58 cm)
Lot
3 ยท De.Onl/07.05.22
1940
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru ยท Modern Indian ArtOnline ยท 31 March 2021
In 2021, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1940), offered in the Modern Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 31 March 2021 at Online, achieving a sale price of โ‚น2,40,26,196 ($326,866.12). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, c.1940 | Painting
Selling price
INR2,40,26,196
381% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 40,00,000 โ€“ 50,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 21,998
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
42 ร— 26 in (107 ร— 66 cm)
Lot
3 ยท AG.Onl/31.03.21
1940
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru ยท Historic MasterpiecesOnline ยท 28 December 2022
In 2022, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Radha and Krishna) (1940), offered in the Historic Masterpieces by Asta Guru, which concluded on 28 December 2022 at Online, achieving a sale price of โ‚น3,69,76,907 ($445,943.86). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled (Radha and Krishna), c.1940 | Painting
Selling price
INR3,69,76,907
147% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 1,00,00,000 โ€“ 1,50,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 18,020
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
54 ร— 38 in (137 ร— 97 cm)
Lot
1 ยท AG.Onl/28.12.22
1992
Image 1/2
First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting
Sotheby's ยท Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of ArtNew Delhi ยท 09 October 1992
On 09 October 1992, Hemendranath Mazumdar made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Woman in a Sari was presented as Lot 130 in Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art, conducted by Sotheby's in New Delhi, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Woman in a Sari, n.d. | Painting
Selling price
INR3,08,000
208% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 85,000 โ€“ 1,00,000
Medium
Oil on canvas
Lot
130 ยท So.Del/09.10.92
2004
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | Os.Del/15.10.04Auction Catalogue
Osians ยท The Masterpieces & Museum Quality SeriesNew Delhi ยท 15 October 2004
In 2004, an artwork by Hemendranath Mazumdar was featured on the cover of Osians: The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series (October 2004, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series. 15 October 2004 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
118
Lots sold
98 ยท 83%
Pages
208
Lot
Os.Del/15.10.04
Research Categories3
06Economics of Art & Cultural Industry02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts14India and her Relationship with the World
2005
Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover | Os.Mum/02.12.05Auction Catalogue
Osians ยท Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series VMumbai ยท 02 December 2005
In 2005, an artwork by Hemendranath Mazumdar was featured on the cover of Osians: Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series V (December 2005, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series V. 02 December 2005 | Auction Catalogue
Lots offered
119
Lots sold
100 ยท 84%
Pages
152
Lot
Os.Mum/02.12.05
Research Categories3
06Economics of Art & Cultural Industry02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts14India and her Relationship with the World

Economics of Art

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Currency
This section showcases auction lots that achieved record-high sale prices, tracked by the date each record was set based on the artist's historical auction data.

Record-high lots16

Public Auction Market (1987โ€“2026) | Select Indicators

  1. Annual Auction Sale Turnover
  2. Average Sale Price Per Lot
  3. Square Inch Rate Trend
Currency

Annual Auction Sale Turnover

This indicator tracks the Total Annual Auction Sales value of Hemendranath Mazumdarโ€™s artworks, beginning in 1987 through to the present.
It aggregates all sales across global auction houses into yearly totals.

Analysis reflected in the chart:
The turnover graph highlights periods of strong growth, moments of market correction, and resilience during downturns. Peaks often align with landmark works coming to public auction, while troughs may indicate reduced supply or weaker demand. Over time, the curve illustrates the overall trajectory of Hemendranath Mazumdarโ€™s public auction market presence.

Average Sale Price Per Lot

This measure calculates the Average Sale Price of all lots by Hemendranath Mazumdar sold each year.
It smooths out fluctuations caused by the quantity of works offered and focuses on the Average Sale Price level per artwork.

Analysis reflected in the chart:
Rising average sale prices indicate growing collector confidence and a stronger willingness to pay higher amounts per work. Assuming the mix of mediums remains relatively stable over time, the proportion of works on paper typically priced lower than works on canvas adds important context to understanding these market movements.

Square Inch Rate Trend

The Square Inch Rate normalizes prices by the size of each artwork, showing the average sale value per square inch over time.
This allows fair comparisons between smaller works and larger canvases.

Analysis reflected in the chart:
The Square Inch Rate shown in the graph combines various medium types such as canvas, paper, board, and others. Historically, works on canvas and board have broadly commanded higher prices compared to works on paper.

  1. 1920

    1. Awarded the Bombay Art Society Gold Medal for 'Smriti' (Reminiscence).
  2. 1921

    1. Award for 'Palli Pran', Calcutta Society of Fine Art
    2. First Prize, Chennai Art Exhibition
  3. 1923

    1. Gold Medal, Bombay Art Society
  4. 1948

    1. Award, All India Exhibition, Kolkata, India

Research Centre

Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Abhiman, 1917, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Abhiman, 1917 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Village Scene, 1919, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Village Scene, late 1910s | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Woman Before Mirror, 1920, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Woman Before Mirror, c.1920 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Kamal Manas, 1920, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Kamal Manas, c.1920 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), A Young Woman With A Water Jar, 1921, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). A Young Woman With A Water Jar, 1921 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled (Woman with Pitcher), 1921, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled (Woman with Pitcher), 1921 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled, 1921, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, 1921 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), After the Bath, 1925, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). After the Bath, mid 1920s | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled (New Market), 1925, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled (New Market), c.1925 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Benaras, 1925, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Benaras, mid 1920s | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled (Passing Cloud), 1925, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled (Passing Cloud), c.1920s | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), The Kiss, 1926, Drawing
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). The Kiss, 1926 | Drawing
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), The Kiss, 1926, Drawing
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). The Kiss, 1926 | Drawing
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Mother & Child, 1926, Drawing
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Mother & Child, 1926 | Drawing
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled, 1928, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, circa 1928 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Varsha (Monsoon Rain), 1928, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Varsha (Monsoon Rain), 1925-1928 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Saaqi, 1930, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Saaqi, Circa 1930 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Untitled, 1930, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Untitled, c.1930 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), UNTITLED (Portrait Of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru), 1930, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). UNTITLED (Portrait Of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru), c.1930 | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Kaner Dul (Earring), 1930, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Kaner Dul (Earring), c.1930 | Painting
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Indian Art, 1951, Edited Book
Indian Art, 1951 | Edited Book | 00845788
Dwijendra Moitra (Editor), Academy of Fine Arts, 1960, Edited Book
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S.G. Thakur Singh (Artist), Paintings of Indian Womanhood, 1971, Edited Book
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Ratan Parimoo (Author), Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975, Authored Book
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Bhattacharya, Asok K. (Author). Calcutta Paintings, 1994 | Authored Book | 00845414
Heart (Auction House), The Intuitive-Logic II, 1997, Auction Catalogue
Heart (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Intuitive-Logic II. 15 November 1997 | Auction Catalogue | 00861853
Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 1999, Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian and Southeast Asian Art. 16 September 1999 | Auction Catalogue | 00861860
Bonhams (Auction House), Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings, 1999, Auction Catalogue
Bonhams (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings. 16 June 1999 | Auction Catalogue | 00861858
Heart (Auction House), Intuitive-Logic - The Next Step, 1999, Auction Catalogue
Heart (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Intuitive-Logic - The Next Step. 28 November 1999 | Auction Catalogue | 00861862
Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian Miniatures, 1999, Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Miniatures. 17 June 1999 | Auction Catalogue | 00861859
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Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian Miniatures, 2000, Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Miniatures. 08 June 2000 | Auction Catalogue | 00861864
Christie's (Auction House), Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 2000, Auction Catalogue
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Bonhams (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Paintings from the Indian Sub-Continent. 31 October 2000 | Auction Catalogue | 00861868
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Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Abhiman, 1917, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Abhiman, 1917 | Painting
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Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Village Scene, late 1910s | Painting
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), Woman Before Mirror, 1920, Painting
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Woman Before Mirror, c.1920 | Painting
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Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Kamal Manas, c.1920 | Painting
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Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). A Young Woman With A Water Jar, 1921 | Painting
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Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). The Kiss, 1926 | Drawing
Hemendranath Mazumdar (Artist), The Kiss, 1926, Drawing
Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). The Kiss, 1926 | Drawing
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Mazumdar, Hemendranath (Artist). Varsha (Monsoon Rain), 1925-1928 | Painting
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Ratan Parimoo (Author), Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975, Authored Book
Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450
Partha Mitter (Author), Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922, 1994, Authored Book
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Asok K. Bhattacharya (Author), Calcutta Paintings, 1994, Authored Book
Bhattacharya, Asok K. (Author). Calcutta Paintings, 1994 | Authored Book | 00845414
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    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    "What does ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ท truly mean? Is freedom achieved at a single historic moment or period, or must self-rule be continually imagined, questioned and renewed? India's journey towards Swaraj was shaped not by one voice or one path, but through reform and resistance, revolution and non-violence, political thought, public protest, art, print, photography, cinema and the collective will of its people. The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, a pioneering exhibition curated by Neville Tuli. Bringing together rare artworks, prints, photographs, books, film publicity art, political propaganda and visual-textual-audio archives, SWARAJ traces India's complex journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery. From early European coastal encounters, the Bengal Renaissance and the First War of Independence in 1857 to the rise of Bharat Mata, the Tiranga, Gandhiji's inspired satyagraha, civil disobedience and mass mobilisation, the exhibition explores how the idea of India was envisioned, contested and transformed. It journeys through revolutionary movements and non-violence, subaltern uprisings, the Partition, the Constitution, the integration of the Princely States, the Emergency, wars, civic dissent and people's protests. It also foregrounds the vital role of artists, photographers, publishers, newspapers, journals, cartoons and cinema in recording and shaping the nation's political consciousness. SWARAJ invites us to encounter history not as something distant or settled, but as a daily living inheritance that continues to influence who we are and how we understand freedom, identity, and ourselves today. Watch the video for a glimpse into this expansive visual journey, and follow the exhibition as it revisualises India's political history through art, image, text and sound.
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    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th August 2026
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. โ€œSwaraj โ€“ Revisualising India's Political Historyโ€ -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
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    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th - 19th August 2026
    10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
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    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. โ€œSwaraj โ€“ Revisualising India's Political Historyโ€ -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
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                          TitleWhen was Modernism - Essays on Contemporary Culture Practice in India
                          Contributor(s)Alpana Khare
                          Document TypeAuthored Book
                          PublisherTulika Books, New Delhi
                          Date of Publication2000
                          First Edition2000
                          Pages439
                          BindingHardbound
                          LanguageEnglish
                          ISBN8185229147

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