BEGINNINGS
He was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
1919-35 First Indian Director, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
He was known for his illustrations.
He has illustrated in many books such as: Women of India by Otho Rothfield, Deccan Nursery Tales, Tales of Vikramaditya by C.A. Kinkad, By the ways of Bombay by S.M. Edward (the then Police commissioner of Bombay), Desire of all Nations by George Francis Enoch, Peoples of Bombay by P.C. Strip, Call of the Blood by Miss Olivia Strip, Omar Khayyam by Fitzerald.
Suvarnamala subjects for the illustration of this magazine from:RAMAYANA, MAHABHARATA, BHAGWATA, BHAGWADGEETA, GANESH PURAN, SHIVA PURAN, VISHNU PURAN, GEET GOVINDA by Jaidev.
Illustrations for dramas of Kalidas and for Hid Mahakavyas: SHAKUNTAL, RITU SANHAR, MEGHADOOT, PURURAVA and URVASHI.
Illustrations for dramas written by Bhasa: AVABHUTI, SHUDRAKA, MRICCHAKATIKA,
Shri Shiva Chatrapati Charitra- Men and Women in Indian history, published by Shreeman Purushottam Vishram Maoji.
Illustratio
EDUCATION
Had his primary and secondary education at the famous Rajaram High School, Kolhapur. 1890-95 Studied under John Griffiths, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
EXHIBITIONS
1895 Exhb., Bombay Art Society, Bombay.1904, 09 Madras Fine Arts Exhb., Madras.1905 Congress Industrial and Agricultural Exhb., Kolhapur.1907 Fine Art and Industrial Exhb., Pandharpur.1919 Art and Industrial Exhb., Jalgaon.1923 Wembley Exhb., London.Indian Industrial and Agricultural Exhb., Varanasi.1930 India House Exhb, London.2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
COLLECTION
Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai.Buckingham Palace, London.Law Member?s Room in Imperial Secretariat, New Delhi.Chhota Udaipur Palace, Gujarat.Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai.South Kensington Museum, London.National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.University of Sussex, England.Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
1891 Received Waddington Prize.1892 Prize, Bombay Art Society, Bombay. 1894 Received Meyo Medal.1895 Awarded Gold Medal for his painting `Have You Come Laxmi?`, Bombay Art Society, Bombay. 1904 Received Gold Medal, Industrial and Agricultural Exhb., Bombay.1907 Gold Medal, Fine Arts and Industrial Exhb., Pandharpur. 1910 Gold Medal, Art and Industrial Exhb., Jalgaon. 1914 Gold Medal, Art and Industrial Exhb., Gwalior.1923 Prize in Wemble Exbh., London.1927 Received the title of `Rao Bahadur`. 1940 Awarded by Shri Panth Pratinidhi of Aundh State.1952 Rajaram High School celebrated its centenary, where sculptor Shri Bal Chawan exhibited a statue of Late Dhurandhar, Dr. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India saw the statue and remarked, `Grand personality of an eminent artist`.
STYLE
Dhurandhar was perhaps the most popular painter of Western India after Raja Ravi Varma. An excellent illustrator and skilled portrait painter, he displays exceptional talent in figurative painting. He painted historical and mythological subjects, as well as paintings reflecting the social life of Hindus with there customs, traditions and festivals.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1896 Became Art Teacher in J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
1910 Head Master in J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
1918-31 Inspector of Drawing and Craft, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
He was the Vice-Principal for two years and then retired from the service.
Again he was reappointed as a visiting professor for a year.
Officiated Director, J.J. School of Art, Bombay.
