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Benode Behari Mukherjee

1904–1980

Still Life with Key c.1965
Courtesy Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation
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Materials and Objects

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Biography

Benode Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904 – 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state. Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of Indian modern art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism. He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to take up to murals as a mode of artistic expression. All his murals depict a subtle understanding of environmental through pioneering architectural nuances.

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  • Three Figures

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    c.1960
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
  • Two Triangles

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    1957
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
  • Conversation

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    c.1960
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
  • Game

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    c.1960
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
  • Lady with Fruit

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    1957
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
  • Still Life with Key

    Benode Behari Mukherjee
    c.1965
    On display at Tate Modern part of Materials and Objects
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