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Venkatappa Art Gallery (Kasturba Road, Bangalore 560 001 Ph: 22864483)
The gallery has about 600 paintings,
which are on display throughout the year. The art gallery, which is divided
into two halls, has stone sculptures from the Mathura and Khajarao schools of art.
The other hall is dedicated to pottery and clay articles belonging to the Indus
Valley civilisations. It also exhibits 20th century landscapes and the occasional
contemporary art show. On
the ground floor, the paintings of K. Venkatappa, born
in 1887 to a family of court painters, are on display. His works include a panoramic
view of the Ooty Lake, view from Church Hill - Ooty, Nilgiri Mountains, Kodaikanal,
Sunrise in Ooty, a painting on Monsoon and various other sketches.
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On the
first
floor, the works of M. F. Hussain, Vasudev, Hanumaiah, Hariram, Rekha Rao, Yusuf
Arakkal and N. S. Bendre along with various other artists are on display.On the
same floor is a section dedicated to C. P. Rajaram's exquisite wood carvings.
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This floor is
also available for exhibiting work by other artists. The second floor is solely
dedicated to K.K Hebbar - the "Hebbar Section".
His paintings on the elements are
titled Vayu, Jala, Prithivi, Sea Shore, In Space, Nagamandala, Agni, Last Glimpse
and Death. It also includes numerous sketches labeled Japan, Bali village, Mother
and so on. (Timings: daily except Mon 10 am - 5 pm).
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