Hemen Majumdar

Hemendranath Majumdar
Born	(1894-09-19)19 September 1894 Kishoreganj, British India[1]
Died	22 July 1948(1948-07-22) (aged 53)[1] Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Painting

Hemendranath Majumdar (1894–1948) was an Bengali painter.^[2]

Early life

Hemen Majumdar was born in Kishoreganj in British India (now in Bangladesh).^[1]

In 1910, he joined The Government School of Art in Calcutta (now Government College of Art & Craft Kolkata), and from 1911 to 1915 studied at Jubilee Art School, Calcutta.^[3]

Career

Hemen Majumdar painted the gates to welcome King George V, on his visit to India in 1911.^{[citation needed]}

In 1919, he founded Indian Academy of Fine Art in Calcutta along with Jogeshchandra Seal, Jamini Roy, Bhabani Charan Laha and Atul Bose.^{[citation needed]}

He also published a journal, Shilpi, with A.C. Mukhopadhyay.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002 one of his paintings was stolen and found with an art dealer.^[4]

Works

• Cure of all Ills - Painted Mahatma Gandhi spinning thread
• Kaner - Dul - Earring

Awards

• 1921-22 First Prize, Bombay Art Exhibition, Bombay

References

1. "Nude Study by Hemen Mazumder". Old Indian Arts. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
2. "Hemendranath Mazumdar (1894-1948): Untitled". Christie's. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
3. "Hemen Mazumdar Profile". Delhi Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
4. "Police doubt art dealer's innocence". The Times of India. 13 November 2001. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.

External links

• "Hemendranath Majumdar". Kumar Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018.