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von arteryindia am 20. Oktober 2020 08:15 Uhr  ·  Kommentare: 0
A simple answer to the question would be all Indian paintings made in the present modern time. No, modern Indian paintings are not only the ones made in today's time, but rather paintings made after the start of the nineteenth century are called modern Indian paintings.


Before the start of the nineteenth century, most paintings made in India were usually commissioned either by kings or the rich and the artist used his skill to make what was asked of him.

Modern artists were those who rejected the idea of making art work on demand, instead started to use their creativity and skill to portray their own creativity and imagination.

This was the time of British India and therefore artists drew their inspiration and style from western countries and the use of oil and easel became a common feature.

The most common theme of early Indian modern paintings and Indian oil paintings were village pictures or the regalia of Indian courts and kings.

Coming to the recent Indian modern paintings, the style and texture of today's modern Indian paintings is very different fr...