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Sunayani Devi (18 June 1875 – 23 February 1962) was an Indian painter born into the aristocratic Tagore family in Calcutta, West Bengal. She was a self taught artist, with no academic training in art.
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7 mar 2019 · The Triumph of Modernism: India’s artists and the avant-garde, 1922–1947 by Partha Mitter. A contemporary of Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose, Sunayani Devi was a self taught artist from pre-independence India. Read on about her life.
7 set 2023 · Sunayani Devi is widely acknowledged as one of the first woman artists in India known for her delicate and eloquent watercolors. A pioneer of primitivism and modern art in India. In this post we learn more about her life and work.
11 apr 2022 · Sunayani Devi, a name unheard of for a long time, is recognized as a female painter of the Bengal Renaissance of the coon’s age. She was not merely a painter but an inspiration to the modern Indian art gallery.
Sunayani Devi, better known as the daughter of the Tagore family had more claim to fame than just being a member of that aristocratic family. She has been acknowledged by many art historians as being the first Indian woman modern artist who signed her paintings.
Explore the captivating journey of Sunayani Devi, a pioneering artist from Calcutta, who defied societal norms to breathe new life into Indian art and culture. Born into the illustrious Tagore family, we discover her artistic process, inspirations, and how she navigated between her roles as an artist and a woman in a restrictive society.
Fascinated by devotional pictures as a child, Sunayani Devi preferred mythological and religious themes for her paintings, revolving around Krishna Lila, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Her style was highly influenced by Kalighat pat paintings.
