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'''Bhanwar lal Girdhari lal Sharma''' (5 August 1924 – November 2007), better known as '''B. G. Sharma''', was a painter from [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref name="bio">[http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rajasthan@216&cur_section=sho&property_id=170424 Fodor's Rajasthan: B. G. Sharma Art Gallery in Udaipur] Retrieved 1 June 2007</ref> He is famous for his miniature [[Devotional movements|devotional]] paintings and his rejuvenation and popularization of classic [[Indian art|Rajasthan art]], including the [[Mughal painting|Mughal]], [[Kishangarh]], and [[Kangra painting|Kangra]] styles.<ref name="madala">[http://mandala.org/index.php?cPath=19 Mandala Publishing: B. G. Sharma] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181408/http://mandala.org/index.php?cPath=19 |date=28 September 2007 }} Retrieved 1 June 2007</ref> He is also well known for experimenting and mixing modern with traditional styles and producing some exemplary pieces of art.<br />
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Sharma was born 5 August 1924 in [[Nathdwara]], a small town near [[Udaipur, Rajasthan|Udaipur]].<ref name="udaipur">[http://www.udaipurplus.com/personality/bgsharma.htm Udaipur Plus biography] Retrieved 1 June 2007</ref> Nathdwara is home to the [[Shrinathji]] [[Krishna]] temple complex, which supports an artists community. Sharma's family had been artists for generations.<ref name="madala" /><br />
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Sharma has been exhibited internationally in [[London]], [[Germany]], and the [[United States]]. The [[Shri B.G.Sharma Art Gallery]] in [[Udaipur]] contains an extensive collection of his works.<ref>[http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rajasthan@216&cur_section=sho&property_id=170424 Shopping: B. G. Sharma Art Gallery]</ref><br />
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His father Shri Girdhari Lal ji and grandfather Shri Liladhar ji (also from Nathdwara), had an early influence on B. G. Sharma. B. G. Sharma, however, later broke away to evolve his own style.<br />
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Former Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], [[United Kingdom|British]] monarch [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] and former [[Australian]] Prime Minister [[Malcolm Fraser]] all commissioned portraits by Sharma.<ref name="madala" /><ref name="udaipur" /> His various awards include India's [[National Art Award]] for Master Craftsman.<br />
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A collection of Sharma's artwork was published in September 2000 titled ''[[Form of Beauty: The Krishna Art of B.G.Sharma]]''.<ref>Sharma, B.G. (2000). ''Form of Beauty: The Krishna Art of B.G.Sharma''. Mandala Publishing Group. {{ISBN|978-1-886069-37-4}}</ref><br />
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He died in November 2007 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web |title=CONTEMPORARY MASTERS OF VEDIC ART |url=https://vedic-art.weebly.com/ |publisher=weebly.com |accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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