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Paritosh Sen

1918 – 2008

Indian artist

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About Paritosh Sen

Lived 1918 – 2008 (aged 90). Paritosh Sen was an Indian painter and writer.

Paritosh Sen (26 September 1918 – 22 October 2008 ) was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-day capital of Bangladesh. He was a founder member of the Calcutta Group, an art movement established in 1942 that did much to introduce modernism into Indian art.

Sen pursued his artistic training at the Academie Andre Lhote, the Academie la Grande Chaumiere, the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and the Ecole des Louvre in Paris. Upon his return to India, he taught first in Bihar and then at Jadavpur University. He also taught art at The Daly College at Indore during the late 1940s.

In 1969 he was the recipient of the French Fellowship for Designing and Typeface and in 1970 he was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship. Sen has exhibited widely both in India and abroad, including the Calcutta Group exhibition (1944), London (1962), São Paulo Biennale (1965), New Delhi Triennale (1968, 1971, 1975), Sweden (1984), and the Havana Biennale (1986).

In 1959/60, Sen published Zindabahar, a book of autobiographical sketches in which he memorialized the Dacca city of his childhood.

He died in Kolkata.

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Birth century
Occupation
Education
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Employers
Jadavpur University
Also known as
Paritosha Sena

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People whose lives overlapped Paritosh Sen's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Paritosh Sen?

Indian artist (1918-2008)

When was Paritosh Sen born?

Paritosh Sen was born on 18 October 1918 in Dhaka.

When did Paritosh Sen die?

Paritosh Sen died on 22 October 2008 in Kolkata.

What was Paritosh Sen's occupation?

Paritosh Sen was a painter and writer.

What nationality was Paritosh Sen?

Paritosh Sen was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Paritosh Sen

· Wikidata: Q961330

· DBpedia: Paritosh Sen

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