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cm), Oil on canvas, 1975            cm), Oil on canvas, 1978












                                           102                                                                     30 x 39.8 in (76 x 101 cm), Oil on canvas, 1992
                                           x in (96.5                          92  x

                                         FISHER FOLK  x 40.2  38             HIGH TIDE  in (76  36.2  x  30      UNTITLED









           has  and  villages.  element  often  the  of  line  Sir  the  was  Indian  the  by  and  and  the  in  his  his  1949  and  art

           artist  emotions  pertaining  the  grid  of  district  celebrated  and  joined  training  Jain  dissatisfied  styles  rooted  particularly  develop  by  encountered  from  his style,



           the  India's  in  works  projects  The  presence  Udupi  most  landscapes,  artist  formal  traditional  influenced  Mughal,  grew  traditional  to  influenced  Paris impressionistic  his

           lines,  complex  life  in  artist  manner.  physical  the  in  India’s  The  his  with  was  He  as  well  he  firmly  Karnataka,  of  imagination  also  movements  in Julian  of  in emerged



           expressive  convey  to  everyday  of  observed aspect  the  that  overwhelming  the  Kattingeri  of  one  is  portraits,  his  mediums.  although rooted in western academicism, during the early phase of  experimented  styles.  and  as Caves,  However,  these  of nature  language visual  traditions  and  was Hebbar  western  Academie  synthesis practice remained rooted in the ethos of Indian culture.







           and  ability  his  beauty  the  important  is setting  an  wherewith human entity is engulfed by nature.  at  Hebbar  K  for known  of variety  a  1937,  in  Art  he  mediums  Ajanta  the  miniatures.  formulaic  a create  cultural  memory  on  K  K  the  the  at stint  unique  a  techniques  35.4 x 47.6 in (90 x 121 cm), Oil on canvas, 1971


           brushstrokes  showcased  life  to  bring  Another  life  rural  to  in nature  of  composed  1911  in Born  K Karnataka,  modernists  in drawings  of School  J  J  career,  his  - painting  at frescoes  Rajasthani  the  with  to sought  and artistic the performing arts.  drew  also  He  style. artistic  to exposure  his during  While 1950.  to  expressionistic  HOLI
























                                                                                                 figures.  branches,  and  a evoking  figures  interplay  swirls  the  to  bold
                    “I have tried to bring out the active life-spirit hidden within rustic village folk;


                                                                                                 the  expressions  the  The  by  with

                                                                                                 to  tree  on  heads  punctuated dimensionality
                                                                                                 rendered  and  liveliness,  movement

           R                                                                                        monkeys  unique  limbs  and  surroundings.  tones,  and  of
                       my surroundings.”                                                         detail  to attention  the including  with crafted carefully  poised  their  With  motion graceful  their  into blend  ochre  and vermillion  depth adds green,  fluidity  the Capturing
           IMPORTANT PAINTINGS BY K K HEBBA






               BASED ON VILLAGE LIFE








                          K K Hebbar                                                             the  is  work  subjects,  The  It  were  postures.  on  of sense  in  seamlessly  deep  of  vivid  of  to  scene.
                       the poor and ordinary people of






                                                                                             (presented lot)  Hebbar's  of  with  rural  of  day's  features
                          –                                                                      work  colours.  rural  oil  life  the  of  huddled  work  this  of




                                                                                             30.2 x 40.2 in (76.7 x 102 cm), Oil on canvas, 1980
                                                                                                 K  bold  paintings  beauty  peasants  the
                                                                                                 K      Executed  vibrancy
                                                                                                 of  vibrant,  his  the  natural  of  from  striking
                                                                                                 characteristics  of  use  his  in evident  scenes.  encapsulates  the  group  a  break  a taking  the  of  One








                                                                                                 defining  was 1980s  especially  village  and  work  celebrates  depicts  It  while  tree  together.





                                                                                           UNTITLED  the  of  One  the  from  was  landscapes  the canvas,  and India  countryside.  a under  lunch  eat
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