Bireswar Sen | |
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Born | 1897 |
Died | 10 September 1974 Kolkata |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Presidency College, Calcutta |
Occupation(s) | Painter, teacher, writer |
Bireswar Sen (1897–1974) was an Indian painter, writer, and teacher, who was influenced by the Bengal School of Art and Western modernism, but then later developed a unique visual language of miniatures. He depicted grand landscapes, mostly featuring the Himalayas, on paintings measuring smaller than postcards.[1] Sen was popular and celebrated during his lifetime, but faded from public consciousness after his death.[2]
However, there has been an increasing interest in his oeuvre, since the noted art historian B. N. Goswamy curated an exhibition of his works, titled Heaven and Earth: Himalyas and the Art of Bireswar Sen, at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi in 2010.[3]