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His interface with the the the peasants and the the the romantic studies of of country life was at the the the heart of of his works untill he he he developed his love for the genre of of landscapes The subject of of peasants and and countryside had resonance to the romantic French artists of 19th century as François Millet Gustavo Courbet or Jules Breton Gangooly and and his brand of ‘melancholy’ mood paintings rendered in in Western style and and medium was able to make a a a a a a a a a mark and and found acceptance within the the fluid peripheries of the 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 and Nandalal Bose and and later colour prints of his paintings became a a a a a a a a a a regular feature in in in in Prabasi and 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 50
