<p>Acclaimed painter Ganesh Payne died following cardiac arrest here Monday, family sources Tuesday said. He was 76.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Payne received international fame for his experiments with all forms of media, particularly the tempera.<br /><br />The veteran artist complained of chest pain Monday morning and was rushed to a private hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.<br /><br />Born Jan 1, 1937, Pyne was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, one of the father figures of modern Indian art, as also Frans Hals-Rembrandt and Paul Klee.<br /><br />Pyne graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft in Kolkata in 1959 and, for some time, sketched animation films in a studio.<br /><br />In 1963, he joined the Society of Contemporary Artists, beginning as a water colourist in the Bengal School Mode and one of his first paintings was "Winter's Morning" which received much praise.<br /><br />Boats, dark doors and windows, misty mornings, wayside temples, birdman, Chaitanya (leader of the Bhakti movement) and animals were Pyne's favourite subjects, and his creations were rich in imagery and symbolism.<br /><br />He participated in various group exhibitions including the Paris Biennale in 1969, contemporary Indian Painting in West Germany in 1970, as also various other shows in Europe, Asia and North America.<br /><br />Pyne was given the Shiromani Puraskar in 1985 and the Birla Academy of Art and Culture Award in 1973, besides other honours.<br /><br />Condoling Pyne's death, artist Samir Aich said his work would remain relevant for a thousand years.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Acclaimed painter Ganesh Payne died following cardiac arrest here Monday, family sources Tuesday said. He was 76.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Payne received international fame for his experiments with all forms of media, particularly the tempera.<br /><br />The veteran artist complained of chest pain Monday morning and was rushed to a private hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.<br /><br />Born Jan 1, 1937, Pyne was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, one of the father figures of modern Indian art, as also Frans Hals-Rembrandt and Paul Klee.<br /><br />Pyne graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft in Kolkata in 1959 and, for some time, sketched animation films in a studio.<br /><br />In 1963, he joined the Society of Contemporary Artists, beginning as a water colourist in the Bengal School Mode and one of his first paintings was "Winter's Morning" which received much praise.<br /><br />Boats, dark doors and windows, misty mornings, wayside temples, birdman, Chaitanya (leader of the Bhakti movement) and animals were Pyne's favourite subjects, and his creations were rich in imagery and symbolism.<br /><br />He participated in various group exhibitions including the Paris Biennale in 1969, contemporary Indian Painting in West Germany in 1970, as also various other shows in Europe, Asia and North America.<br /><br />Pyne was given the Shiromani Puraskar in 1985 and the Birla Academy of Art and Culture Award in 1973, besides other honours.<br /><br />Condoling Pyne's death, artist Samir Aich said his work would remain relevant for a thousand years.<br /><br /></p>