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| Keywords: Shiva mourning Uma.jpeg This scene depicts the majestic figure of the Hindu god Shiva sits alone in a meditative pose as he mourns the death of his wife Uma The combination of watercolour and grey wash creates subtle changes in the different shades of grey giving an overall sense of mist The artist Abanindranath Tagore 1871 - 1951 was the pioneer and leading exponent of the Bengal School of Art which flourished between 1905 and 1920 In his paintings he sought to counter the influence of Western art as taught in art schools under the British Raj by modernizing indigenous Moghul and Rajput traditions His work became so influential that it was eventually accepted and regarded as a national Indian style http //m vam ac uk/collections/item/O82527/shiva-mourning-uma-painting-tagore-abanindranath/ 1905 Abanindranath Tagore PD-India PD-old-100 Paintings of Shiva | ||||
