M. V. Dhurandhar
| M. V. Dhurandhar | |
|---|---|
 Self Portrait - Oil painting on canvas by M.V. Dhurandhar, dated 1928. | |
| Born |
18 March 1867 British India |
| Died | 01 June 1944 (aged 76-77) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Painter |
Mahadev Vishwanath Dhurandhar (18 March 1867 – 01 June 1944) was a noted Indian painter[1] and postcard artist.[2] He was a popular painter during British rule in India. His illustrations of women in their daily life are especially popular.[3]
Early life
M. V. Dhurandhar was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He went to Rajaram High School, Kolhapur, and from 1890–95, studied under John Griffiths (artist), at the J.J. School of Art, Bombay.[4]
Career
M. V. Dhurandhar taught art at J. J. School of Art from 1896. In 1910, he became the Head Master and from 1918-31 Inspector of Drawing and Craft. He was the Vice-Principal for two years and then retired.[5]
His popular works include documenting the city of Bombay and its people, as well as painting scenes from Hindu mythology and Omar Khayyam series.[6] A prolific artist, Dhurandhar is said to have made some thousands of paintings and illustrations, including some that were turned into lithographic prints, such as his illustrations for the book Women of India by Otto Rothfield (1920).[7] Dhurandhar also designed postcards, provided the illustrations for the S. M. Edwardes By-Ways of Bombay (1912) and C. A. Kincaid's Deccan Nursery Tales, besides drawing cartoons for the Gujarati periodicals Aram and Bhoot.[8] He also made religious illustrations published by the Ravi Varma Press. He wrote an autobiography in Marathi about his years at the J.J. School.
Paintings
Self Portrait of Painter
Cover art of 1916 issue of Gujarati magazine
Shivaji Maharaj and Baji Prabhu at Pawan Khind
Lengha Choli
Radha and Krishna
Sheshashayi - Laxminarayan
References
- ↑ "Promoting contemporary art". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2008.
- ↑ "Women Of India By M.v. Dhurandhar".
- ↑ "Still life to move art lovers". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 December 2007.
- ↑ "Kipling's home may become a museum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 March 2007.
- ↑ http://www.delhiartgallery.com/artist/profile-m-v-dhurandhar.aspx
- ↑ "Array of art".
- ↑ "M. V. Dhurandhar". Images of Asia.
- ↑ Partha Mitter (1994). Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922: Occidental Orientations. Cambridge University Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-0-521-44354-8. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
Further reading
- Partha Mitter (1994). Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922: Occidental Orientations. Cambridge University Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-0-521-44354-8. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- Allan Life. "Picture Postcards by M.V. Dhurandhar: Scenes and Types of India-with a Difference," in Visual Resources (XVII, pp. 401–416, 2001).
- Dhurandhar, M. V. "Kalamandirantil Ekechalish Varsham" [Marathi autobiography] Bombay, 1940.
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