Bombay In The Life and Work of António Xavier Trindade

On António Xavier Trindade’s 148th birthday, we will discuss the relationship of the great Goan painter with the city of Bombay. Trindade spent majority of his adult life in Bombay, the city that witnessed the rise of his artist genius and where he developed an outstanding body of work. Bombay was also the centre of his personal life, where Trindade built his circle of friends and a family. António Xavier Trindade arrived in Bombay at the turn of the century to study at the prestigious Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art & Industry. After being awarded the renowned Mayo Silver Medal for artistic merit in Art, the painter was appointed Teacher of Drawing and Painting at the same school from where he retired in 1926. His work matured in the 1920s–1930s, a decade when the artist focused mainly on portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Bombay was also the geography of his affections. In 1901, Trindade married Florentina Noronha and moved to Dhobi Talao, in the outskirts of the city. Six years later moved to Mahim with his family, fleeing the plague that ravaged Bombay. This location proved to highly influence in his work. It was here that the artist painted important works such as Family by Lamplight (1916) or Dulce far Niente (1920) which featured his wife and was Honoured with the Bombay Art Society gold medal, the highest award in India for artists at that time. In 1932 The Trindade house hold, composed by parents and eight children moved into their new house, Casa Bianca, also in Mahim. António Xavier Trindade lived three years in this house before dying on the 16th of March 1935. As we celebrate one of the great Goan artists of the 20th century, we have the honour to have with us Mr. Suhas Bahulkar, painter, curator and Director of the Modern Art Gallery Bombay to discuss Bombay arts scene and António Xavier Trindade’s contemporaries, the importance of the J.J. School of Arts and the Bombay Arts Society. And because most of the Trindades were musically gifted and their evening surrounded by music, we have the pleasure to present a programme curated and performed by Dr. Luís Dias, Director of Child Play India Foundation. Caption: António Xavier de Trindade by Ângela Trindade

On António Xavier Trindade’s 148th birthday, we will discuss the relationship of the great Goan painter with the city of Bombay. Trindade spent majority of his adult life in Bombay, the city that witnessed the rise of his artist genius and where he developed an outstanding body of work. Bombay was also the centre of his personal life, where Trindade built his circle of friends and a family. António Xavier Trindade arrived in Bombay at the turn of the century to study at the prestigious Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art & Industry. After being awarded the renowned Mayo Silver Medal for artistic merit in Art, the painter was appointed Teacher of Drawing and Painting at the same school from where he retired in 1926. His work matured in the 1920s–1930s, a decade when the artist focused mainly on portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Bombay was also the geography of his affections. In 1901, Trindade married Florentina Noronha and moved to Dhobi Talao, in the outskirts of the city. Six years later moved to Mahim with his family, fleeing the plague that ravaged Bombay. This location proved to highly influence in his work. It was here that the artist painted important works such as Family by Lamplight (1916) or Dulce far Niente (1920) which featured his wife and was Honoured with the Bombay Art Society gold medal, the highest award in India for artists at that time. In 1932 The Trindade house hold, composed by parents and eight children moved into their new house, Casa Bianca, also in Mahim. António Xavier Trindade lived three years in this house before dying on the 16th of March 1935. As we celebrate one of the great Goan artists of the 20th century, we have the honour to have with us Mr. Suhas Bahulkar, painter, curator and Director of the Modern Art Gallery Bombay to discuss Bombay arts scene and António Xavier Trindade’s contemporaries, the importance of the J.J. School of Arts and the Bombay Arts Society. And because most of the Trindades were musically gifted and their evening surrounded by music, we have the pleasure to present a programme curated and performed by Dr. Luís Dias, Director of Child Play India Foundation. Caption: António Xavier de Trindade by Ângela Trindade