Kshitindranath majumdar biography of nancy
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Kshitindra Nath Majumdar (31st July 1891 – 9th February 1975), born in village Jagtai near Nimtita in Jangipur sub-division was a painter of a very high calibre.
He was a student of Abanindranath Tagore. His paintings were mainly based on the theme of Devotions and stories from the Puranas. Kshitindranath Majumdar was an influential figure of the Bengal School of Art which flourished between 1905 and 1920.
This is a list of paintings (painting (Q)) with no collection (P) set.He restricted himself to Vaishnavite (referring to the Hindu god Vishnu) and literary themes, evolving a mannered style in which languid, elongated figures generally appear against simple backgrounds with trees and shrubs. In this scene influences from the paintings at Ajanta and Far Eastern techniques are evident.
Kshitindranath Majumdar was a stalwart of the Bengal School.
A student of Abanindranath Tagore and a contemporary of other luminaries such as Nandalal Bose and Asit Kumar Haldar, Kshitindranath’s work embodied his lifelong commitment to the original es