Chittaprosad Bhattacharya

Place: Naihati

Born: 1915

Death: 1978

Biography:

Chittaprosad Bhattacharya was an Indian political artist of the mid-20th century. He was born in Naihati, India in 1915 and died in Kolkata, India in 1978. He preferred watercolor and printmaking, avoiding oil on canvas. Bhattacharya was a Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin surname. He rejected the classicism of the Bengal School and its spiritual preoccupations. He was known for his radical political views and his art was used to diffuse the ideas and propaganda of the Communist Party of India. His most creative years began in the 1930s and he satirized and sharply criticized the feudal and colonial systems in quickly drawn but masterful pen and ink sketches. He was also proficient at creating linocuts and woodcuts with obvious propagandistic intent.