Harkrishan Lall’s Contribution to Delhi Silpi Chakra
Surksha
Department of Fine Arts, Meerut College, Meerut (UP)
Abstract
During the time of independence, the artists related to progressive artists group (PAG) did a joint exhibition with the artists of Calcutta Group in Calcutta. In the meantime, Indian artists began a quest for their individual styles, bringing forward innovative ideas and new techniques. Delhi Silpi Chakra (DSC) group emerged in 1949, as a post-partition phenomenon, a number of artists from the Lahore art school migrated to Delhi. An eminent painter Harkrishan Lall was joint the emerging art group which is known as DSC. Lall was a distinguished painter who has been painting people and landscapes for more than four decades. He also made a valiant effort in taking a new direction through his paintings. The contribution of Lall is remarkable and his paintings also played a vital role in the enhancement of DSC.
