Contemporary Paintings
(A) Rama Vanquishing The Pride of Ocean
(B) Mother and Child
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) The Vulture
(E) Haldi Grinders.
RAMA VANQUISHING THE PRIDE OF OCEAN –
This famous painting of Raja Ravi Verma taken from Ramayana, displays Rama’s anger at the ocean for his non co-operation to give the way to Lanka. See the anger of Rama, Varuna has provided the way.
MOTHER AND CHILD-
It’s a tempera painting by Jaimini Roy Showing a standing Mother wearing a traditional saree his holding her naked child with left hand on her left waist. whole composition is reflecting “kalighat pat work’.
MOTHER TERESA-
This oil painting by M.F Husein is divided into three parts shows Mother Teresa yellow sitting with child in first part a helpless man in lap of two nurses in red at center an attendant touching his hand is shown in third part.
THE VULTURE –
Is oil on canvas by Kamlesh Dutt, he has shown the devil of dowry system and female persecution. Painter shows a lady hanging from ceiling and a vulture snatching her chain.
HALDI GRINDERS-
This oil painting was painted by Amrita Sher gill. This painting is a very honest portrayal of a domestic Indian House hold .it shows two rural women grinding turmeric by stone grinder along with a helping girl.