Born: 1867 - Calcutta, India
Died: 1938
Known for: Modernist painting of India culture, cartoons, lithographs.

Gaganendranath Tagore (September 18, 1867—1938) was an Indian painter and cartoonist of the Bengal school*. Along with his brother Abanindranath Tagore, he was counted as one of the earliest modern artists in India.

Gaganendranath Tagore was born at Jorasanko into a family whose creativity defined Bengal's cultural life. Gaganendranath was the eldest son of Gunendranath Tagore, who was a grandson of "Prince' Dwarkanath Tagore. His brother Abanindranath was a pioneer and leading exponent of the Bengal School of Art. He was a nephew of the poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Gaganendranath received no formal education but trained under the watercolourist Harinarayan Bandopadhyay. In 1907, along with his brother Abanindranath, he founded t ... Displaying 750 of 5584 characters.