National
Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi is situated inside the Jaipur House, near
India Gate. This building, the former residential palace of the Maharaja
of Jaipur, was inaugurated as the Delhi National Gallery of Modern Art
in the year 1954. A one of its kind institution, it has on display
approximately 4,000 paintings, graphics, and sculptures of the modern
artists, dating back from the mid 19th century till date. The museum
showcases art as it has evolved and changed over the years, starting
from about 1857. Modern Art Gallery of New Delhi showcases the work of Abanindranath Tagore, (especially his Advent of the Rainy Season, Twilight and Landscape), Nandalal Bose, Ramkumar Kinkar, Rabindranash Tagore, Binod Behari Mukherjee, etc. The museum makes efforts to make sure that its quality as well as standards is not compromised, even a single bit. National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, also organizes exhibitions for those who want to display their work. It has helped many artists gain recognition and make a progress in the field of modern art.
