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Abanindranath Tagore

1871 - 1951

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Abanindranath Tagore (Bengali: অবনীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951) was an Indian painter who was the principal artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1907. He was also the first major exponent of Swadeshi values in Indian art. He founded the influential Bengal school of art, which led to the development of modern Indian painting. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abanindranath Tagore is the 1,217th most popular painter (down from 998th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from India (down from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Abanindranath Tagore ranks 1,217 out of 2,023Before her are Richard Bergh, Alla Horska, Albertus Pictor, Virginie Demont-Breton, Josep Maria Subirachs, and Araniko. After her are Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, Ivan Grohar, Fritz von Uhde, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Jeanna Bauck, and Joaquín Sabina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Abanindranath Tagore ranks 95Before her are Saint-George Ashe, Gyula Károlyi, George Washington, Guglielmo Ferrero, Joe Roberts, and Nils Edén. After her are Alexander Spendiaryan, Segundo de Chomón, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Alwin Berger, Gino Fano, and Arthur Wynne. Among people deceased in 1951, Abanindranath Tagore ranks 99Before her are István Friedrich, André Gobert, Charles Dillon Perrine, Ernesto Ambrosini, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, and Mohammad-Taqi Bahar. After her are John Paine, Pedro Salinas, Selim Palmgren, José Enrique Varela, Edgar Rubin, and Alphonse de Châteaubriant.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abanindranath Tagore ranks 427 out of 1,861Before her are Margaret Abbott (1878), Viswanathan Anand (1969), Man Singh I (1550), Zail Singh (1916), Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919), and Girish Karnad (1938). After her are Shah Alam II (1728), Anish Kapoor (1954), The Great Khali (1972), Fatima Sheikh (1831), Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725), and Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958).

Among PAINTERS In India

Among painters born in India, Abanindranath Tagore ranks 2Before her are Raja Ravi Varma (1848). After her are M. F. Husain (1915), Basawan (1560), and Jamini Roy (1887).