Sadanand Bakre
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Sadanand Bakre (10 November 1920 – 18 December 2007) was an Indian painter and sculptor.
Bakre was born in Baroda
, and was one of the founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group
, the pioneers of modern art
in India. In 1951 he went to Britain, where he soon gave up sculpture and concentrated on painting. He had a one-man exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute
(1951), another at Gallery One (1959), and four at the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery
(1969–1975).
Bakre returned to India in 1975. In his later years he became a recluse, but he received a lifetime achievement award from the Bombay Art Society
in 2004. He died from a heart attack
in Murud-Harnai in the Ratnagiri
district in 2007.
Bakre was born in Baroda
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
, and was one of the founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group
Bombay Progressive Artists' Group
The Bombay Progressive Artists' Group was the most influential group of modern artists in India from its formation in 1947, they combined Indian subject matter with Post-Impressionist colours, Cubist forms and brusque, Expressionistic styles....
, the pioneers of modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
in India. In 1951 he went to Britain, where he soon gave up sculpture and concentrated on painting. He had a one-man exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute
Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute was an educational charity connected with the Commonwealth of Nations, and the name of a building in West London formerly owned by the Institute...
(1951), another at Gallery One (1959), and four at the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery
Nicholas Treadwell
Nicholas Treadwell owns the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery, which started in 1963 in touring vehicles, after which it was run in buildings in London, Bradford and finally Austria. Treadwell has promoted the Superhumanism art movement, which is defined as an art of urban living, conveyed in a vivid and...
(1969–1975).
Bakre returned to India in 1975. In his later years he became a recluse, but he received a lifetime achievement award from the Bombay Art Society
Bombay Art Society
The Bombay Art Society is an arts organisation based in Mumbai that was founded in 1888. Current President of the Society is Prafulla Dahanukar who was elected on 15th May 2010....
in 2004. He died from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
in Murud-Harnai in the Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri
Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...
district in 2007.
Sources
External links
- "Power of imagery" (retrospective exhibition), Times of India, Nov 11, 2002.
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