The twentieth century saw a reaction against the existing western academic art education and emergence of a new movement towards "Modern Indian Art". Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) was the first major artistic figure to evolve a national style and a school of painting "The Bengal School". The sources of his inspiration were the frescoes of Ajanta, the Rajput miniature tradition, Chinese scrolls, Japanese woodcuts and the Shilpa Shastras.
The twentieth century saw a reaction against the existing western academic art education and emergence of a new movement towards "Modern Indian Art". Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) was the first major artistic figure to evolve a national style and a school of painting "The Bengal School". The sources of his inspiration were the frescoes of Ajanta, the Rajput miniature tradition, Chinese scrolls, Japanese woodcuts and the Shilpa Shastras. 