Calcutta Then and Now (Bengali Edition) - Hardcover

Rathin Mitra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8170669715 ISBN 13: 9788170669715

Publisher: Ananda Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Calcutta Then and Now Rathin Mitra is an old member of the Calcutta Group which was responsible for ushering in the modern movement of art in our country in the beginning of 1940s. He was deeply associated with this movement almost from its very inception and contributed largely towards its main stream. Rathin Mitra is a great lover of nature and his landscapes always express a quality of an intimate feeling He has travelled far and wide throughout India and visited many countries in Europe and Far East. His rich experience of these countries, their people, their culture and their social environment has found its expression on his canvases in gay colors and sure lines. His pen and ink sketches are a delight to see. The quiet and rugged hill top, the busy and crowded bazaars, the flowing rivers with their banks of active life, the huddled houses of a hamlet with bare trees intervening, and the sacred temples and mosques with their architectural excellence - all come to life within their respective atmospheres with precise and sure lines from Rathin Mitra's pen. They have a quality of precision and exactitude and yet they breathe an aesthetic, vibrant life and often excel nature itself. The precision and exactitude of his direct drawing on paper give a feeling of etched surface, as if the whole scenic view has emerged from within. All over the world great cities have their cultural heritage, One important heritage is architecture, buildings and monuments that tell the history of a city and give it its dignity and grace. Calcutta inherits such grandeur and beauty....

About this edition

• Publisher: Ananda Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 8170669715
• ISBN 13: 9788170669715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 69