M. V. Dhurandhar | |
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| Born | (1867-03-18)18 March 1867 |
| Died | 1 June 1944(1944-06-01) (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai |
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| Children | Ambika Dhurandhar |
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Rao BahadurMahadev Vishwanath DhurandharFRSA (18 March 1867 – 1 June 1944) was an Indian painter[1] and postcard artist from theBritish colonial era.[2] Among his most popular paintings are his illustrations of common colonial-era women.[3]
Dhurandhar was born in aMarathiPathare Prabhu family[4] atKolhapur,Maharashtra.[5] After schooling at Rajaram High School in Kolhapur, he was accepted intoJ.J. School of Art, Bombay in 1890. There he was student of the artistJohn Griffiths. As a student he won many medals for his work. He graduated in 1895.[6]
After graduating from J. J. School of Art, Dhurandhar was offered a position at the same school in 1896 where he spent the rest of his career. In 1910, he was appointed as the Head Master. He was appointed Inspector of Drawing and Craft in 1918 and served in that position until 1931. He was the Vice-Principal for two years before retiring.[7] In the year 1938, Dhurandhar was elected as theFellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[8]
His popular works include documenting the city of Bombay and its people, as well as painting scenes from Hindu mythology andOmar Khayyam series.[9] A prolific artist, Dhurandhar is said to have made some thousands of paintings and illustrations, including some that were turned into lithographic prints, such as his illustrations for the bookWomen of India by Otto Rothfield (1920).[10] Dhurandhar also designed postcards, provided the illustrations forS. M. Edwardes,By-Ways of Bombay (1912) and C. A. Kincaid'sDeccan Nursery Tales, besides drawing cartoons for the Gujarati periodicalsAram andBhoot.[11] He also made religious illustrations published by the Ravi Varma Press. He wrote an autobiography in Marathi about his years at the J.J. School. In 1926, he was commissioned by the ruler ofAundh State, MaharajaBhawanrao Pantpratinidhi to make paintings on the life ofShivaji.[12]
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