| National Gallery of Modern Art |
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| Housed in the imposing former residential palace
of Maharaja of Jaipur, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)
is situated at the eastern end of Rajpath near India Gate administered
by the Government of India. Inaugurated on March 29, 1954, the
gallery has a wonderful collection of around 15000 paintings,
sculptures and works of arts by Indian as well as international
artists. The gallery acquires, preserve and display works of
modern art from mid 19th century onward. |
| Before entering the stately rooms of the palace
for viewing different works of art, do look at the magnificent
sculptures in the gardens of the palace by some well-known names
including the 'Triumph of Labour' by D.P.Roy Choudhary. In the
gallery there are exquisite works of Abanidranath Tagore, Nandalal
Bose, Gaganendranath Tagore, Amrita Shergil, Raja Ravi Verma
and Jamini Roy and other revered artists of recent times that
adorns the walls of the gallery. Whether it is 'Lady in Moonlight'
by Raja Ravi Verma or 'Flowerface' by Abanidranath Tagore or
watercolors by Gaganendranath Tagore, almost every work of the
gallery attracts you and converse with you. |
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| Among the international artists, the collection
of NGMA includes works of Jacob Epstein, Giorgio de Chirico,
Peter Lubarda, Henry Moore, Sonia Delaunay and Kozo Mio. |
| The gallery has a large reference library having
books, periodicals, photographs and other audiovisual materials
and also a sales counter that has picture postcards, posters,
catalogues and reproductions. |
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