1. Abanindra Nath Tagore : 

One of the greatest artist India has produced whose paintings synthesi-zed Indian and western styles i.e. paintings on krishnaleela, propagated national aesthetic ideal and emphasized on Indian approach to art. 

2. Arpita Sen : 

Her paintings reflect an uncomplicated tapestry. An artist who had a decorative inclination under her canvas for various motifs. 

3. Anjolee Ela Menon : 

A mystical painter who brings intense creativity and imagination on the canvas, used real life images and threads them into her paintings. Her paintings have a very static, calm and serene look. The passive drawings are illuminated by the symbolic depiction of female figurines. 

4. Amrita Sher Gill (1913-1941) : 

Renowned painter whose work shows influence of Ajanta Paintings, a discernible fusion of eastern and western style is seen in her works. She used real models and monochromatic colours for her paintings. 

5. A. Ramachandran : 

The figurative painter who was influenced by the murals of Kerala temples and tribal art. He used light and shade technique. 

6. Biren De : 

Known as a tantrist painter who tries to discover the true nature of things, of self - realization and identification with nature. His paintings possesses a visionary quality in terms of a transdental concept of light. 

7. B. C. Sanyal : 

Belongs to Delhi school and is famous for his landscape paintings. He symbolizes the merging of tradition and modernity. He was instrumental in establishing Lahore College of Art. 

8. F. N. Souza : 

Produced imaginative figures which show his individuality. His paintings depict a highly personal subject matter which chiefly centres on sex and religion showing influence of cubism, expressionism and abstractionism. 

9. Gaganendra Nath Tagore : 

Moving spirit behind the Indian Society of Oriental Art, an adventurist painter who experimented with light and shade and through his politically motivated cartoons, displayed humanism and social awareness. 

10. Jamini Roy : 

His folk art was a rebellion against the delicate drawing and lazy colouring of the Bengal School. He was an expressionist and borrowed from the folk art of Bengal - large head, large eyes, etc. 

11. Jatin Das : 

His paintings are mainly involved in the expression of the man-woman relationship. He paints young females and massive male nudes who are emotionally charged which provokes the sensual feeling. 

12. K. K. Hebbar : 

His paintings depict hunger and poverty with simplicity. The paintings show fusion of abstractionism, express-ionism and realism. He represents human figures with minimum rhythmic lines. 

13. Manjit Bawa : 

His paintings depict modeled figures of human and animals in high emotive gestures. He used vivid colours and projected the figures and animal forms in a highly playful manner. 

14. M. F. Hussain : 

A symbol of modern Indian art with international flavour. He paints a black social environment often using distorted human figures, horses and objects. He tries to fuse real and abstract in a striking manner. 

15. N.S. Bendre : 

Belongs to Bombay progressive school. His works show cosmopolitan expression and a new pictorial vitality. His paintings show abstract figurative patterns with fine lines and colours. 

16. Nandalal Bose : 

Famous painter who on the invitation of Gandhi decorated the pandals of Congress session at Lucknow, Haripura and Faizpur, devoted to swadeshi,  later  joined shantiniketan and organized it's kalabhavan 

17. Pupul Jayakar : 

A doyen of Indian Art and culture, organized festivals of India in foreign countries, advised the Government on policies pertaining to Indian art and culture. Organized a number of exhibitions for the welfare of Indian artists. 

18. Pran Nath Mago : 

Belongs to Delhi School, his paintings show the influence of impressionism of 'Van Gough'. 

19. Raja Ravi Verma : 

First to successfully fuse elements of western and oriental painting; fused Indian subjects, legends with realistic style of west which led to the growth of calendar art. 

20. Ravindra Nath Tagore (1861-1941) : 

Emerged as a creative exponent of graphic art, had a flair for calligraphy. His paintings and drawings show spirituality and sense of rhythm. He was an experimentalist and his paintings are directly linked with his writings. 

21. Ramanand Chatterjee : 

With natural bent for journalism, edited 'Dasi' and 'Pradeep'. As a great champion of Indian art, he popularized the Bengal school of painting. 

22. Ram Kinkar : 

A painter belonging to the Bengal School of Art, who taught at Vishwa Bharati and worked under Nandan Lal Bose. 

23. Satish Gujral : 

Painter, sculptor, muralist and architect in one who belongs to Delhi School. His dynamic social realistic paintings can be seen in the paintings of partition which shows influence of Mexican grotesque distortion. 

24. Tyeb Mehta : 

His paintings reveal his sensitivity for human concerns. For him, the paintings are vehicle of expressions, ideas and feelings. At first impression, his paintings create a flat spatial relationship with 3 dimensional fusion.