This has been the dream child of Smt Nirmala Birla who has taken so much effort in collecting these paintings and artefacts over the decades. The Modern Art Gallery was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu on February 01, 2003. Some of the salient features of the gallery include : A painting titled ‘Krishna’ by Jamini Roy The fascinating work by Amitabh Banerjee titled ‘gossip’ Paritosh Sen’s ‘on the Swing’ Akbar Padamsee’s 1922 Samir Aich’s ‘The Women 1994’ Tayyub mehta’s ‘untitled’ and many many more.., Other eminent painters are Krishan Khanna, Amitava Dhar, Laxma Goud, Surya Prakash, Akbar Padamsee, Sudhir Patwardhan and so on. Their work will also be appreciated by the art lovers and general public. art gallery Nirmala Birla Gallery -2 Among the modern sculptures, a huge bronze figure by the famous sculptor Meera Mukherjee is of outstanding importance. Among the other noted sculptors of the country such as Chintamani Kar, Bimal Kundu, Manik Talukdar, Somnath Hoare and Niranjan Pridhan are of great artistic value. The Bronze representing ‘Jala Kanya’ by Chintamani Kar is another master piece in the collection. Yet another master piece by Ajit Chakraborthy labeled as ‘Cupid’, a boy in standing position is of aesthetic value. The uniqueness of this gallery is that this is the one and only Art Gallery comprising the works of almost all famous artists of India on permanent display following the modern display methods in India and in particular in the State of Telangana.
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Read moreFantastic gallery and upkeep..worthy addition to the birla museum collection..must visit if visiting birla museum/planetorium and with a interest in art/painting..loved the collection .. I expected to see more paintings from different states not just west bengal where the majority painters hail from.. Ahmed Hussain paintings with the complete episodes of Ramayana and Bhagavad took the most time which the older people would like.. Overall a...
Read moreWhole lot of art collection available They have paintings of ramayana, mahabaratha and many other kings story paintings Very much interesting for art enthusiasts Ancient history story telling paintings are very precise and art is very detailed Very well maintained To visit this place you will have to buy a ticket first near...
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