A Study of Abanindranath Tagore's Artworks and Their Hypotexts by Using Gérard Genette's Theory of Hypertextuality

Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), the noted writer and painter and also the nephew of the prominent Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, founded the Bengal School in painting and he is also called the father of modern Indian Art. Due to the fact that there is little attention to eastern painters including Indian painters, the current essay has tried to study the concept and techniques of Tagore’s paintings, the influence he took from past artworks and styles and his influence on the artists of the next generations. We have also endeavored to explore the hypotexts relevant to Tagore’s artworks and the relationships among his paintings by using Gérard Genette’s theory of hypertextuality. The completion of subject matter and data used in this article is extracted from library, record and thesis materials and the conduction of the theme is descriptive and analytical. Our findings show that there are strong intertextual links between his works and his use of previous artworks was intentional. He also changed the routine western styles and created his own style which was a combination of Moghul, Rajputi, Japanese and western elements. He also had an important impact on reviving Indian traditional values by the next generation