Paintings By N S BENDRE

Narayan Shridhar Bendre was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and was initially trained in the State Art School there prior to taking the Government Diploma in Art from Bombay in 1933. His initial interests were conditioned by the quasi-modernist landscape painting as practiced in the Indore School at the beginning of the 20th century. Early recognition came with the Silver Medal from the Bombay Art Society in 1934, followed by the then ultimate honor of the Gold Medal in 1941. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1963. He was elected to chair the international jury at the Second Triennial in New Delhi in 1971 and as fellow of the Lalit Kala Academy in 1974. His career was recognized further with a retrospective exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy in 1974, the Aban-Gagan Award from Viswa Bharati University in 1984, and the Kalidas Samman in 1984. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 1991.