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Jogen Chowdhury, ‘Towering Pillar’ of Indian Modern Art, Has Died at 87

By Big New York · 10/26/2026 · Updated 10/26/2026

Jogen Chowdhury, one India’s leading modern painters, whose figurative oeuvre foregrounded humanity, died on October 25. Jogen Chowdhury, one India’s leading modern painters whose figurative oeuvre foregrounded humanity, died at a hospital in Kolkata on October 25. He was 87. Indian media reports that Chowdhury had been suffering from a rare blood cancer for more.

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Jogen Chowdhury, one India’s leading modern painters, whose figurative oeuvre foregrounded humanity, died on October 25. Jogen Chowdhury, one India’s leading modern painters whose figurative oeuvre foregrounded humanity, died at a hospital in Kolkata on October 25. He was 87. Indian media reports that Chowdhury had been suffering from a rare blood cancer for more.

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