Gaganendranath Tagore - Untitled - Life Size Posters Romanticism Although there exists an underlying

Although there exists an underlying similarity and a common thread

leafless trees are reflected in the lake so that the swans' necks become the elephants' trunks and the trees become the legs of the elephants

with a cloudy heaven

The attitudes and gestures of the figures are straight from Christian iconography

This dramatic poster shows the famous cabaret dancer Jane Avril (1868—1943) in the midst of her high-kicking performance

Gaganendranath Tagore - Untitled - Life Size Posters Romanticism Although there exists an underlyingGaganendranath received no formal education but trained under the watercolourist Harinarayan Bandopadhyay. In 1907, along with his brother Abanindranath, he founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art which later published the influential journal Rupam. Between 1906 and 1910, the artist studied and assimilated Japanese brush techniques and the influence of Far Eastern art into his own work, as demonstrated by his illustrations for Rabindranath Tagores