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His interface with the peasants and the romantic studies of country life was at the heart of his works untill he developed his love for the genre of landscapes. The subject of peasants and countryside had resonance to the romantic French artists of 19th century as François Millet, Gustavo Courbet or Jules Breton. Gangooly and his brand of ‘melancholy’ mood paintings rendered in Western style and medium was able to make a mark and found acceptance within the fluid peripheries of the new art movement, namely Abanindranath Tagore’s Bengal Art Movement. An exhibition organized by the Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1907-08, Gangooly’s works were displayed alongside the paintings of Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose; and later colour prints of his paintings became a regular feature in Prabasi and The Modern Review over the following years.
Figure. 16:
Jamini Prokash Gangooly 21 X 29 inches.
Oil on Canvas
Seascape in Vishakapatnam Signed – Lower right