Kanu Desai
Kanu Desai was born in Bharuch, Gujarat in 1907. Later his family shifted to his maternal uncle's home in Ahmedabad. In 1920, he volunteered at Indian National Congress session in Ahmedabad addressed by Mahatma Gandhi. He joined Ravishankar Raval to learn art in 1922. He was sent to Shantiniketan to study under Nandalal Bose in 1925 through the scholarship of Gujarat Vidyapith. He was thus influenced by Bose and Rabindranath Tagore.
In 1930, he joined Gandhi in Dandi March during which he drew many paintings which recorded the event. Later he started drawing silhouette paintings. In 1937, he participated to decorate INC session at Haripura. His drawings published as romantic albums under Jeevan Mangal and Nritya Manjari titles.
After designing coverpages of books, he started designing sets for films in Mumbai. He designed sets for 1945 film Ram Rajya. He worked as an art director for several films including Baiju Bawra, Navrang, Bharat Milap, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje.He died in 1980.
Heroic
Originals on Ink pen and watercolour on paper by Kanu Desai
Size : 17.75 x 13.75 InchPrice on Request
Seven Colours
Originals on Watercolour on paper by Kanu Desai
Size : 20 x 28.75 InchPrice on Request
Heroic
Kanu Desai
'Heroic'
Medium: Pen and Watercolour on Paper
Size: 17 3/4 n x 13 3/4 Kanu Desai was born in Bharuch and later moved in with his maternal uncle's at Ahmedabad. He was a student of Ravishankar Raval and it was Ravishankar Raval who sent Kanu Desai to Shantiniketan to study under Nandalal Bose in 1925. He was influenced by the Masters of Bengal School. In 1930’s Dandi March he drew many paintings recording the event. He also made artworks for the Congress session at Haripura. His drawings were published as romantic albums under Jeevan Mangal and Nritya Manjari titles. He was an accomplished art director with several films to his credit including Baiju Bawra and others. He was deft at drawing silhouette paintings. His works are a part of prestigious collections world over.Price on Request
