Paritosh Sen
Paritosh Sen (1918–2008) was a painter, illustrator, teacher and writer, and a founding member of the Calcutta Group. Born in Dhaka, he helped bring modernist approaches into Indian art through a practice attentive to everyday life, character and social change.
Biography
Sen studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Madras before moving to Calcutta, where the Calcutta Group was founded in 1942. In 1949 he went to Paris for further study, including at the École des Beaux-Arts. After returning to India in 1954, he taught and continued to paint, draw, illustrate and write. His work often uses caricature and closely observed figures to examine social life.
He also wrote Zindabahar, autobiographical sketches recalling his childhood in Dhaka.
Awards & Honours
- French Fellowship for Designing and Typeface, 1969.
- Rockefeller Fellowship, 1970.
- Hirachand Dugar Award, 1998.
- Abanindra Puraskar for painting, Government of West Bengal.
Exhibitions & Residencies
Sen exhibited widely in India and internationally. His exhibition history includes the Calcutta Group (1944), London (1962), São Paulo Biennale (1965), New Delhi Triennale (1968, 1971 and 1975), Sweden (1984) and Havana Biennale (1986).
Selected Works
No Saraswati Foundation collection artwork has been matched to Paritosh Sen with sufficient certainty. No unrelated artwork is shown here.
Research
Paritosh Sen
Paritosh Sen (1918–2008) was a painter, illustrator, teacher and writer, and a founding member of the Calcutta Group. Born in Dhaka, he helped bring modernist approaches into Indian art through a practice attentive to everyday life, character and social change.
Biography
Sen studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Madras before moving to Calcutta, where the Calcutta Group was founded in 1942. In 1949 he went to Paris for further study, including at the École des Beaux-Arts. After returning to India in 1954, he taught and continued to paint, draw, illustrate and write. His work often uses caricature and closely observed figures to examine social life.
He also wrote Zindabahar, autobiographical sketches recalling his childhood in Dhaka.
Awards & Honours
- French Fellowship for Designing and Typeface, 1969.
- Rockefeller Fellowship, 1970.
- Hirachand Dugar Award, 1998.
- Abanindra Puraskar for painting, Government of West Bengal.
Exhibitions & Residencies
Sen exhibited widely in India and internationally. His exhibition history includes the Calcutta Group (1944), London (1962), São Paulo Biennale (1965), New Delhi Triennale (1968, 1971 and 1975), Sweden (1984) and Havana Biennale (1986).
Selected Works
No Saraswati Foundation collection artwork has been matched to Paritosh Sen with sufficient certainty. No unrelated artwork is shown here.