Paritosh Sen: In Retrospect (Contemporary Indian Artists Series) - Softcover

Manasij Majumdar; Ella Datta; Kunal Chakraborti; Paritosh Sen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890206350 ISBN 13: 9781890206352

Publisher: Mapin, 2002

Synopsis

Paritosh Sen (1918-2008) towered above many of his contemporaries in the rare quality of his creative personality - unwithered by age and exuding an aura and charisma that are the sterling gifts of his experience. This quality came most naturally to nestle in him through all the splendours of his decades-long experience as a painter, writer and a perceptive and sensitive participant in the social and culture milieu of his time. These facets of his personality can be glimpsed in the assemblage of Sen's oeuvre - his first retrospective - with a selection of works covering more than 60 years of his creative life, beginning at the end of the 1930s, when the Bengal School movement still retained much of its hold over the Indian art scene. Sen's spirit of experimentation and adventure had taken him far and wide. Throughout his oeuvre a touch of humour is almost always present, as is a measure of pain. He was also a major author in Bengali, acclaimed for his highly individualistic and metallic prose. Published in association with Tulsyan Technologies Limited when Sen was 83 years old, this retrospective of the painter's works is rare documentation on one of India s best known voices on art.

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Review:

"A handsome volume in the Contemporary Indian Artist series, providing reproductions of a wide range of paintings and sketches, together with a number of substantial articles on, and by, the artist. -- The Telegraph"

Synopsis:

At 83, Paritosh Sen is unwithered by age and his work exudes an aura and charisma that is the gift of experience. Sen has decades-long experience as a painter, as well as a writer (he is a major author in Bengali) and a perceptive and sensitive participant in the social and cultural milieu of his time. The facets of his personality can be glimpsed in the assemblage of a selection of Sen's works covering more than 60 years of his creative life; beginning at the end of the 30s, when the Bengal School movement still retained much of its hold over the Indian art scene. Sen's spirit of experimentation and adventure has taken him far and wide. Throughout his oeuvre a touch of humour is almost always present, as is a measure of pain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mapin
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1890206350
• ISBN 13: 9781890206352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164