Kshitindranath Mazumdar dedicated his brush primarily to two subjects, the life of Chaitanya, and the Lila or the sport of Krishna. This work, titled Shri Chaitanya Meets his Mother After Sanyas, depicts the poignant meeting of Chaitanya and his mother Sachi Mata, after he took a vow of sanyas or ascetic renunciation of the world, before starting on his spiritual journey to Puri. The onlooker depicted is probably Advaita Prabhu, a guru of Chaitanya. The whole mood, emotion and treatment of the subject is one of sadness and despair.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., Manifestations VI, 75 Artists: 20th Century Indian Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2011), p. 127 Singh, Kishore, ed., The Art of Bengal (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 241 Singh, Kishore, ed., Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses in 19th and 20th Century Modern Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2014), p. 265 Singh, Kishore, ed., A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume III: Revivalism and Beyond (New Delhi: DAG, 2015), p. 474
Kshitindranath Majumdar
Shri Chaitanya Meets His Mother After Sanyas
1950s
Watercolour wash on mount board
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Shri Chaitanya Meets His Mother After Sanyas
1950s
Watercolour wash on mount board
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