Desparate Farmer-hori of Premchand

Siddhesh1974-02-19/1974-02-21

Stone from Najibabad, Uttar Pradesh around 1974.Desparate farmers after all the effort there is no improvement in his income.

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Title: Desparate Farmer-hori of Premchand
Creator: Siddhesh
Date Created: 1974-02-19/1974-02-21
Location: Kotdwar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Type: Stone Painting
Contributor: Dr Padma Siddhesh
Rights: Siddhesh Memorial Foundation for Art
Medium: Oil on Stone
Serial Number: 473
Photography: Devraj Agarwal
Lifetime: 1924-07-24/1996-02-01
Creator's Biography: Siddhesh followed Modern Art. He was an impulsive and expressive Artist. His brushwork tells stories of yesteryears. He never sold his paintings but was sure that one day his Art will be valued by History writers. जड़-चेतन (<i>Jadd Chetan</i>): Artist had the unique ability to spot an object in an inanimate naturally carved stone lying around which spoke to him to be highlighted through colours. He identified the contours and shapes which he filled in through his pallette and revealed the figure to the world. He had the talent to turn stone into art form without a chisel. This became popular as जड़-चेतन (<i>Jadd Chetan</i>)।

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