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Dhanraj Bhagat
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Born in 1917 in Lahore, Dhanraj Bhagat is regarded as one of the most innovative sculptors in the art history of the subcontinent. He received his diploma in the field from the Mayo School of Art in Lahore, after which he served as the head of the Sculpture Department at the College of Art, New Delhi, from 1947 to 1977.
Bhagat frequently experimented with new and unusual media in his work. The unique style he perfected over the...
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Born in 1917 in Lahore, Dhanraj Bhagat is regarded as one of the most innovative sculptors in the art history of the subcontinent. He received his diploma in the field from the Mayo School of Art in Lahore, after which he served as the head of the Sculpture Department at the College of Art, New Delhi, from 1947 to 1977.
Bhagat frequently experimented with new and unusual media in his work. The unique style he perfected over the years illustrates an amalgamation of national heritage and artistic traditions and western artistic ideals, reflected in his use of geometric shapes and colour. Of all the media the artist worked with, wood seemed to suit him and his sculptures the best, taking on and communicating the many subtle motifs that were significant to him. Bhagat’s style and body of work has often been compared to those of Victor Vasarely and Paul Klee, whose idioms also involved minimalist geometry and subtle shapes. During the last years of his life, when he was too weak to sculpt, Bhagat produced a portfolio of drawings that also reflected this distinctive artistic vocabulary.
Bhagat’s work has been featured in several exhibitions, including a retrospective at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1978. He has participated in India’s first three Triennales; the All India Sculpture Exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, in 1954; and several shows held by the Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, the All India Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, and All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi. During his extensive career, Bhagat received many awards for his pioneering art, including the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1961, and the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1977. Bhagat passed away in 1988.
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Born
1917
Died
1988
Education
Diploma – Sculpture, Mayo College of Art, Lahore.
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2018 'Dhanraj Bhagat: Journey...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2018 'Dhanraj Bhagat: Journey from the Physical to the Spiritual', 100th Birth Anniversary Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
2015 'Abby Grey and Indian Modernism: Selections from the NYU Art Collection', Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1978 Retrospective Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1972 Government Museum, Chandigarh
1967 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1960 Studio South Extension, New Delhi
1961 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1958 Delhi Shilpi Chakra, New Delhi
1950,52,54 Freemason’s Hall, New Delhi
Participations
1968,71,74 I, II and III Triennale, New Delhi
1954,57 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1954 All India Sculpture Exhibition, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1948,51 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
1948 All India Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1949 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1947 Inter-Asian Art Exhbition
1937,39,45 Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
Honours and Awards
1977 Padma Shri, Government of India
1969 State Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi
1961 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1948 Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1948, 1949 Bombay Art Society Award
1947, 1949 First Prize, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
1937, 1945 First Prize, Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
1977 Padma Shri, Government of India
1969 State Award, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi
1961 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1948 Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
1948, 1949 Bombay Art Society Award
1947, 1949 First Prize, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
1937, 1945 First Prize, Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore
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Summer Art Auction
19-20 June 2013
Untitled (Monarch)
Wood, nails and copper sheet
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Rs 6,19,584
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