ArtistReddy, Krishna

Artist Years1925-2013

Artist NationalityIndian

TitleStarry Night

Yearca. 1965

MediumPrint > Viscosity Etching

DimensionsPlate: 12.5 X 19.5 inches
Sheet: 18 X 26 inches

Accession Number739026

NotesKrishna Reddy was an Indian master printmaker, sculptor, and teacher. He was considered a master intaglio printer and known for viscosity printing. He was born in a small village called Nandanoor, near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, in India. His father was an agricultural worker, who also painted murals in temples. Reddy studied at Visva-Bharati University's Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) with Nandalal Bose, from 1941 to 1946, and graduated with a degree in fine arts. From 1947 to 1949, he was head of the art section at Kalakshetra Foundation and was also teaching art at the Montessori Teachers' Training Centre in Madras. It was at this time that he took interest in sculpture and painting. In 1949, he moved to London, and continued his sculpture studies with Henry Moore at the University of London's Slade School of Fine Arts. In 1950, Reddy moved to Paris and met artist Constantin Brâncuși. Through Brâncuși, he was introduced to cafe discussions on art and met many famous artists during studio visits. During his time in Paris he studied sculpture under Ossip Zadkine and engraving under Stanley William Hayter. In 1957, he traveled to Academia D Belle Arti Di Brera (Brera Academy) in Milan to study under Marino Marini. In 2016 he was one of the subjects of the exhibition Workshop and Legacy: Stanley William Hayter, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work may be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
(source: wikipedia.org)

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