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Rustom Siodia

Rustom Siodia (1881 – 1946) was a painter, illustrator, and essayist. He was the first Parsi, and either the first or second Indian, ever to study at the Royal Academy, London. After his return to India, he went on to forge an art career that spanned the traditions of portraiture, landscape painting and history painting. The exhibition at Chatterjee & Lal argues for his place amongst the canon of significant artists working in India during the first half of the 20th Century. Along with M.V. Dhurandar, Siodia can be seen as a successor to Ravi Varma in the lineage of Salon artists who created genuinely original work with a signature style.

Since his death in 1946, this will be the first time a major body of Siodia’s work has been displayed. It is a group that charts the entire course of Siodia’s career, from art school at the Sir J.J. School of Art to the peak of his career in the 1930s. Having researched this extraordinary artist for more than a year, Chatterjee & Lal is honoured to be hosting this exhibition.

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