Laxman Narain Taskar was first a student and then became a highly respected teacher at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay. He taught at the school from 1898 until his death in 1937, and throughout his career received numerous awards from the Art Societies of Bombay, Madras and Simla. His work reveals an adept understanding of idealized academic realism, famously expressed in his scenes of local, everyday life.
'His landscapes are full of human figures in various postures, blended into a genuinely Indian ambience. Women in his paintings, apart from their feminine beauty, reflect their social status with a sense of authentic documentation. In a panoramic view, in this painting, a group of ladies and children are depicted in pleasant colors with a play of light and shade around the iconic idol of Shiva’s vehicle, ‘Nandi’.'
- Excerpt from S. Bahulkar and D. Ghare, 'Artists of the Bombay School'
