Journey
Tempera
Bengal School of Art
1913
19th Century
210.0 x 150.0 cm
National Gallery of Modern Art
Towards the close of the 19th Century, Abanindranath Tagore challenged the British academic system of art education and the physicality of the oil medium. As the 20th century dawned, Abanindranath sought to subvert the academic realist art practices of the time and project new aesthetics in visual language. This led him to found a new art school popularly known as Bengal School. He was greatly inspired by the Mughal miniature traditions and the Japanese wash technique.‘Journey’s End’, one of the masterpieces of Abanindranath, is expressive of Abanindranath’s visual language. It shows a camel that has collapsed under its heavy load carried over long distances. The image shows Abanindranath’s precise yet delicate lines, intensity of the emotive content, a combination of glowing colours and a misty appearance. These qualities make ‘Journey’s End’, an unforgettable image.
Abanindranath Tagore (1871 – 1951)
Oppdag Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), en pioner innen moderne indisk kunst og grunnlegger av Bengal-skolen! Utforsk hans Mughal-, Rajput- og orientalistiske malerier som reflekterer Swadeshi-verdier og lyrisk skjønnhet.
National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi, India)
Utforsk Indias moderne kunstreise ved NGMA Delhi! Oppdag ikoniske verk av Tagore, Sher-Gil og flere i dette levende museet som viser frem ulike kunstretninger og samtidige uttrykk.
Om dette kunstverket
- Tittel: Journey
- Kunstner: Abanindranath Tagore
- År: 1913
- Opprinnelige mål: 210.0 x 150.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Opphavsrettslig status: Fritatt for opphavsrett
- Utstillingssted: National Gallery of Modern Art
- Medium: Tempera
- Kreativ periode: Mature Period
- Hovedfarge: Walnut
Kort om verket
- Artistic style: Indian miniature and Japanese wash technique
- Title: Journey
- Influences:
- Mughal miniature traditions
- Japanese wash technique
- Movement: Bengal School
- Medium: Oil or tempera
- Subject or theme: A camel collapsed under a heavy load
- Notable elements: Precise lines, misty appearance, glowing colors