This site is devoted to the life and works of the Indian artist Mohan Samant who came to New York in 1959.

Painting

Five galleries show 50 years of painting from 1950 to 2000. The early works show the influence of Samant's training in Indian miniature painting as well as the European style taught at art school. His works of the 1960's show the influence of his travels in Europe and his living in New York City at the height of the abstract expressionists.

Most paintings can be seen in three different sizes: thumbnail, medium size which is accompanied by the information about the painting and a large size which allows the viewer to see in detail the subtleties of the different techniques used. Clicking on an image will take the viewer to the next size. Clicking on the large size will return the viewer to the previous page.

Paintings of the 21st century can be seen in the Exhibition page and the Highlights section. The Exhibition page shows works for sale. The Highlights section began in August, 2000 and a new page is added from time to time. Not only paintings but the artist's thoughts about the work can be found here. Each Highlight is a new surprise. In the Studio displays photographs of the artist working in the studio and the current painting as it is being worked on.

Artist

The Biography gives the customary listing of shows, bibiliography, awards, education etc.

Reviews and Articles are usually given in full. These go back to 1959 and will be added to as more articles become available.

The section Photographs shows portraits taken of the artist at various stages of his life.

Contact

You may contact the artist by e-mail or by signing the Visitor's Book. All information will be kept confidential.

If you have any writings, newspaper articles, rememberances, photos or other information regarding Mohan Samant we would be very interested to hear from you.