Somnath Hore is remembered because of his creativity and excellence in inventing new media of printing techniques. Though Gaganendranath Tagore was the father of Indian printmaking, Hore made his presence felt immensely in it. The depiction of the sufferings and atrocities of the poor and the anguished figures with a placement of soaring birds and animals occupy most of the art works produced.
His experiments with various print-making techniques and mediums such as etching, intaglio and lithographs led him to develop a new medium called 'Pulp-prints'.
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Somnath Hore is remembered because of his creativity and excellence in inventing new media of printing techniques. Though Gaganendranath Tagore was the father of Indian printmaking, Hore made his presence felt immensely in it. The depiction of the sufferings and atrocities of the poor and the anguished figures with a placement of soaring birds and animals occupy most of the art works produced. His experiments with various print-making techniques and mediums such as etching, intaglio and lithographs led him to develop a new medium called 'Pulp-prints'.
The museum reserves 49 works of the artist being the highest collector of Hore's collection so far.
