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BEGINNINGS
He was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
His family shifted to Almel Village in Bijapur District, Karnataka.
1941-53 Worked as commercial artist at Express Blockand Engraving Studio, Bombay.
1954 His studio burnt.
The then Govt. of Bombay province, Sir. G.S. Bajpai gave him a flat for his residence and studio in Bombay.
23rd October, 1977 He painted `A Happy Family, Passing Through a Beautiful Garden`, for The 14th International Congress of Pediatrics held in New Delhi.
Publications by him - Articles in Dharmayug (Hindi), Kirloskar, Manohar, Mouj (Marathi), Prajavani (Kannad), Hindustan, Janashakti, Sandesh (Gujarathi).
He died of heart attack in Pune.
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
COLLECTION
AWARDS
STYLE
He started his career as a landscape painter. He painted impressionistic landscapes in bold style. He was influenced by the work of Walter Langhammer and N.S. Bendre.
On the basis of the forms, concepts and colour of mediaeval miniatures, he evoked his own style from 1955 onwards. The period of 1960 to 1970 displays the wonderful heights reached in his style. He painted Indian subjects with modern techniques and his works presents experimental attitude.
Almelkar had created distinctive style of drawing and painting especially the eyes so predominantly as ton attract the attention of the viewer. His lines bold, rhythmic but sensitive and fascinating. His bright colour combinations are fresh and pleasing and his colour harmonies are varied, rich and precise.
