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'''Madhav Satwalekar''' (August 13, 1915 – 2006) is considered an important 20th-century artist of [[India]] who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from Contemporary life and landscape paintings.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Madhav Satwalekar was born in a Maharashtrian Karhade Brahmin family in August 1915 in the city of [[Lahore]] in present-day Pakistan. His father, [[Shripad Damodar Satwalekar]], the renowned turn-of-the-century painter and Vedic scholar had a studio in Lahore at that time. Madhav Satwalekar spent most of his childhood in the Princely State of [[Aundh State|Aundh]] where his father was the resident scholar, artist and advisor in the court of the then Maharaja.<br />
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==Career as an artist==<br />
Satwalekar first studied at Sir [[J.J. School of Art]] in Bombay, before going to Europe (1937 to 1940) to study at [[Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze]], (Italy), [[Slade School]], (London) and [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]], Paris). He was recipient of the Mayo Medal, the highest award of the J. J. School of Art in 1935.,<ref>[http://www.jyotsnaprakashan.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=60&Itemid=247]</ref><ref>Rameshchandra Patkar, ''Madhav Satwalekar''. {{ISBN|978-81-7925-088-4}}. Edition: First</ref><br />
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For his paintings, Satwalekar used subjects such as landscapes paintings,.<ref>[Chatanya, Kirshna. History of Indian Painting: The Modern Period. Vol. 5. Abhinav Publications, 1994, page 274]</ref> Indian mythological Stories and the everyday life of the common people. He used both oil and watercolor for his works.<br />
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Exhibition of Satwalekar's work was first held in 1945, at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. Over the years, apart from India, exhibitions of his work have been held in many parts of the world including the British [[East Africa]] in 1949, in countries of Europe, and the Middle East,<br />
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Later in his career, during the 1970s and 1980s, Satwalekar served as the Director of Art for the Indian State of [[Maharashtra]]. He also co-founded the Indian Art Institute for spreading awareness of art.<br />
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[[Category:1915 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art alumni]]<br />
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