Benode Behari Mukherjee, a twentieth-century Bengali artist, was a pioneer of Indian modern art. He studied at Visva-Bharati University, an international educational institute at Santiniketan, India, founded by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He then travelled to Nepal, where he lived for three years: from 1949-52. During his stay at Nepal, he painted these artworks from memory, ushering into his work an atmospheric quality and a greater emphasis on the human figure. Visiting Nepal’s many temples, especially Kathmandu’s Pashupathinath temple, he recorded the daily life that revolved around them, and documented vital architectural details.
Benode Behari Mukherjee
Nepal
1966
Tempera on Nepali paper pasted on mount board
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Benode Behari Mukherjee
Nepal
1966
Tempera on Nepali paper pasted on mount board
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