BEGINNINGS
He was born in Calcutta, West Bengal. 1938 While painting
on the Madras beach, caught the attention of Rajgopalachari,
who offered to send him abroad, but the college authority
did not agree. 1943 One of the founders of `Calcutta
Group`, Calcutta. Joint Secretary of Academy of Fine
Arts, Calcutta. Traveled widely in Europe and America.
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EDUCATION
- Studied at Anglo-Bengali College, Allahbad.
- 1931-35 Diploma in Painting, Maharaja School of
Arts and Crafts, Jaipur.
- 1935-38 Diploma in Sculpture, Govt. College of Art
and Craft, Madras (Student of D.P. Roychowdhury).
EXHIBITIONS
- 1931 Exhb. in London.
- Solo Exhb., Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta.
- 1940-47 Exhb., organized at the Birla Academy of
Art and Culture, Calcutta.
- 1947 Exhb., AIFACS, New Delhi.
- 1952 First solo exhb., No. 1 Chowringhee Terrace,
Calcutta.
- 1979, 80 Art of Bengal- Heritage of Bangladesh and
Eastern India, White Chapel Art Gallery, London.
- Exhb., Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester.
- 1987 Exhb., Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Calcutta.
- 1995 Exhb., Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
- 1997 On 50th Anniversary of Indian Independence,
Gopal Ghose, The Pre- Independence Years, Birla Academy
of Art and Culture, Calcutta.
- 2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery,
World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery,
New Delhi.
- 2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery,
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery,
New Delhi.
- 2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art
Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi,
New Delhi.
COLLECTION
- Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata.
- Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata.
- Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
- National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Mukand and Neerja Lath, Jaipur.
- Jane and Kito de Boer, Dubai.
- Neville Tuli and Osians Connoisseurs of Art Archive,
Mumbai.
- Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
STYLE
The indigenous orientalism of the Bengal School was
on its wane when Gopal Ghose appeared on the Indian
art scene. He retained his love for open nature. Although
rooted in the findings of the European Expressionism,
he re-interpreted the `art of landscape painting` as
practiced by the Bengal School. He handled watercolour,
tempera and pastel with an effortlessness that amazed
the connoisseurs of his time.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Became Art Teacher in the B.T. Dept. of Scottish Church
College, Calcutta. 1940-45 Taught at Indian Society
of Oriental, Calcutta. 1945 Taught architecture drawing,
Faculty of the Bengal Engineering College, Shivpur.
1950-72 Joined as teaching staff, Govt. College of Art
and Craft, Calcutta.
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