Narrative-Figurative Art

Glossary

Narrative-Figurative Art

A tendency in early Modernist painting in India, marked by the presence of both narrative and figuration and deviating from the conventions of European Modernism, which focused on non-representational subject matter. It is particularly associated with the Baroda School of Art, notably artists such as Gulammohammed Sheikh, Bhupen Khakhar and Sudhir Patwardhan.

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Narrative-Figurative Art%newline%A tendency in early Modernist painting in India, marked by the presence of both narrative and figuration and deviating from the conventions of European Modernism, which focused on non-representational subject matter. It is particularly associated with the Baroda School of Art, notably artists such as Gulammohammed Sheikh, Bhupen Khakhar and Sudhir Patwardhan.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Narrative-Figurative Art”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/narrative-figurative-art/
MLA	“Narrative-Figurative Art.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/narrative-figurative-art/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Narrative-Figurative Art. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/narrative-figurative-art/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)