Ramkinkar Baij

Ramkinkar Baij
রামকিঙ্কর বেইজ
Baij's photo on cover of Ramkinkar Baij - A Retrospective at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Born(1906-05-25)25 May 1906
Died2 August 1980(1980-08-02) (aged 74)
NationalityIndian
Known forSculptor, painter
Notable workLady with Dog, Sujata, Santhal Family, Mill Call, Yaksha-Yakshi (Jokkho-Jokkhi)
MovementContextual Modernism
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1970)
Patron(s)Ramananda Chatterjee

Ramkinkar Baij (Bengali: রামকিঙ্কর বেইজ) (25 May 1906 – 2 August 1980) was an Indian sculptor and painter, one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.[2]

  1. ^ "Ramkinkar Baij".
  2. ^ "Five landmark works by India's foremost sculptor Ramkinkar Baij". The Indian Express. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023.