29 Facts About Baburao Sadwelkar

Baburao Sadwelkar was an Indian painter, art writer, educator and administrator.

Baburao Sadwelkar is known for his portraits, landscape and abstract paintings in the Impressionistic style.

Baburao Sadwelkar wrote extensively about the art and artists from the state and which are considered as important art publications.

Baburao Sadwelkar was born on 28 June 1928 in Sawantwadi, Bombay Presidency.

Baburao Sadwelkar was the eldest child among seven daughters and three sons of his parents, Narayan and Saraswati.

Baburao Sadwelkar's father was against it but his mother mortgaged her jewellery and sent him to Mumbai for art education.

The influence of Kolhapur's art tradition on Baburao Sadwelkar began to wane shortly after his arrival in Mumbai.

Baburao Sadwelkar became interested in understanding the various art forms and art movements of the western world and tried to paint in that style.

Baburao Sadwelkar organized several group exhibitions on behalf of the group until it was dissolved 1962.

Baburao Sadwelkar taught the mural decoration class which included a systematic study of fresco, tempera, mosaic and terracotta medium.

Baburao Sadwelkar insisted that the artist should pursue other arts as well.

Baburao Sadwelkar was appointed as the Director of Arts for Maharashtra State in 1975.

Baburao Sadwelkar introduced ingenious and important schemes which provided impetus to the work of preservation and promotion of the state's art tradition.

Baburao Sadwelkar started the practice of displaying paintings of notable artists from the past in State Art Exhibitions organized by the Directorate of Art so as to pay homage to them.

Baburao Sadwelkar retired from the post of art director in 1986.

Baburao Sadwelkar wrote a number of entries for the Marathi Vishwakosh and worked as its consultant editor from 1977.

Baburao Sadwelkar gave lectures on All India Radio and participated in discussions on Doordarshan.

Baburao Sadwelkar organized a centennial exhibition in 1989 that showcased the transformation that took place in the field of visual arts during this time period.

When Baburao Sadwelkar was a trustee of Jehangir Art Gallery, he published a book Contemporary Indian Painters 1996, Associated with Jehangir Art Gallery, in 1996, as a fundraiser.

Baburao Sadwelkar painted many artistic and quality portraits by placing models in front of him.

Baburao Sadwelkar's portraits were praised by Rudolf von Leyden, Walter Langhammer and Emmanuel Schlesinger, the trio of influential artists and art critics of the contemporary art world at that time.

The effect of space missions in various countries of the world can be seen in Baburao Sadwelkar's series titled Space Exploration.

Apart from this, Baburao Sadwelkar created commercial murals for National Defence Academy, Pune; Bal Bhavan, Mumbai; Asia '72 Industries Fair, New Delhi; and Hurst-Euless-Bedford School in Texas, USA.

The works of Baburao Sadwelkar are housed in the collections of Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai; National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; and Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh among many others.

In 1956, Baburao Sadwelkar married Vijoo Bhise, a mural student that he taught at the Sir JJ School of Art.

Sheil Baburao Sadwelkar was an artist and designer, known for his artworks made with black ballpoint pen.

Neil Baburao Sadwelkar is a film editor and technology consultant to film-makers.

Baburao Sadwelkar gave out this award to women artists at the grass-roots level who deserved recognition as well as required support to propel their art career further.

Ravindra Mestry, son of Baburao Painter, was Sadwelkar's classmate in Kolhapur and their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives.