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Introduction

Date of Birth
25 Jul 1943
Zodiac sign
Leo
Place of Birth
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
State Country of Birth
Gujarat, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1980

    1. Huthseeing Visual Arts Center, Ahmedabad, India
    2. Urja Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
    3. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
  2. 1983

    1. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Sangath, Ahmedabad, India
  3. 1984

    1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, India
  4. 1986

    1. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    2. Sanskar Kendra Gallery, Ahmedabad, India
    3. Sixth Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  5. 1988

    1. Art for CRY, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru, India
  6. 1989

    1. Artists Alert, Organised by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat), New Delhi, India
    2. India – Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  7. 1990

    1. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    2. A Gallery of Indians, Harvard, UK
    3. Chitragurjari, Mumbai, India
    4. Gadyaparva Exhibition, Mumbai, India
    5. Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
  8. 1991

    1. Images and Words: Artists Against Communalism, Organised by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat), New Delhi, India
  9. 1992

    1. Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, India
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Chronicled Highlights 91986 – 2022

Amit Ambalal was born in 1943 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

1986
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art – Books, Paintings & SculptureNew Delhi · 15 October 2004

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Hon. Fulchand M.P. (1986), offered in the The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art – Books, Paintings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 15 October 2004 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹4,31,432 ($9,408). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Hon. Fulchand M.P., 1986 | Painting
Selling price
INR4,31,432
73% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 1,75,000 – 2,50,000
Rate per sq in
INR 696
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.8 × 27.2 in (58 × 69 cm)
Lot
118 · Os.Del/15.10.04
1986
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru · Modern Indian Art-No Reserve AuctionOnline · 28 June 2020

In 2020, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1986), offered in the Modern Indian Art-No Reserve Auction by Asta Guru, which concluded on 28 June 2020 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹9,86,050 ($13,048.51). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Untitled, 1986 | Painting
Selling price
INR9,86,050
229% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 437
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
47.5 × 47.5 in (121 × 121 cm)
Lot
15 · AG.Onl/28.06.20
2002
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives · The Progressives & Other Modern MastersOnline · 09 March 2022

You get the impression that he allows his mind to weave images like an outsider and then enters the painted space and dictates his own terms, almost froilicking with his characters as he composes them and then leaves, remaining strangely connected to them. In many ways his work still retains the qualities of a child’s world, of tigers, lions, elephants, peacocks, dogs, and of course the cows who can fly over the moon while doing their own thing. e says; I am just trying to catch the moment when magic enters and reality departs.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Vana-Vihar, 2002 | Painting
Selling price
INR8,96,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 6,00,000 – 9,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,497
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
20.5 × 29.2 in (52 × 74 cm)
Lot
30 · De.Onl/09.03.22
2003
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · Historical Series IIINew Delhi · 24 November 2006

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of The Month Of Bhadrapad Or Many Lives (2003), offered in the Historical Series III by Osian's, which concluded on 24 November 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹8,40,000 ($18,721). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). The Month Of Bhadrapad Or Many Lives, 2003 | Painting
Selling price
INR8,40,000
68% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 4,00,000 – 5,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,475
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19.7 × 28.9 in (50 × 74 cm)
Lot
74 · Os.Del/24.11.06
2005
Public Auction HighPainting
Saffronart · Winter Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary Indian ArtOnline · 08 December 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Apsara I (2005), offered in the Winter Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art by Saffronart, which concluded on 08 December 2005 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹6,53,400 ($14,103). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Apsara I, 2005 | Painting
Selling price
INR6,53,400
63% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 3,00,000 – 4,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 605
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 × 30 in (91 × 76 cm)
Lot
141 · Sa.Onl/08.12.05
2005
Public Auction HighPainting
Saffronart · Modern Indian Art: Winter Online AuctionOnline · 07 December 2006

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Flowering Kisses (2005), offered in the Modern Indian Art: Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 07 December 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹8,53,765 ($19,117). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Flowering Kisses, 2005 | Painting
Selling price
INR8,53,765
42% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 5,00,000 – 6,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 490
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 × 48.4 in (91 × 123 cm)
Lot
100 · Sa.Onl/07.12.06
2018
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru · Dimensions DefinedMumbai · 23 February 2024

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Silence Zone (2018), offered in the Dimensions Defined by Asta Guru, which concluded on 23 February 2024 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹16,96,226 ($20,463.58). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Silence Zone, 2018 | Painting
Selling price
INR16,96,226
13% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 12,00,000 – 15,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 294
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
48 × 120 in (122 × 305 cm)
Lot
17 · AG.Mum/23.02.24
Provenance
Property from a collection based in Ahmedabad.
2021
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru · Historic MasterpiecesMumbai · 17 December 2025

In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2021), offered in the Historic Masterpieces by Asta Guru, which concluded on 17 December 2025 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹24,20,000 ($26,790.92). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Untitled, 2021 | Painting
Selling price
INR24,20,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 20,00,000 – 30,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 840
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
48 × 60 in (122 × 152 cm)
Signature
S/d: Verso
Lot
74 · AG.Mum/17.12.25
Provenance
Property from a collection based in Ahmedabad
2022
Public Auction HighPainting
Asta Guru · Through Her EyesMumbai · 30 September 2025

In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Mother Care (2022), offered in the Through Her Eyes by Asta Guru, which concluded on 30 September 2025 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹18,15,000 ($20,440.96). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Ambalal, Amit (Artist). Mother Care, 2022 | Painting
Selling price
INR18,15,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 15,00,000 – 20,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,050
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
36 × 48 in (91 × 122 cm)
Signature
S/d: Bottom Left
Lot
34 · AG.Mum/30.09.25
Provenance
Property from a collection based in Ahmedabad

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  1. All Living Souls
    Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
  2. Amit Ambablal's Papier Mache
    Amit Ambalal’s exquisite papier mache sculptures embody his larger philosophy of life: to remain inquisitive, playful and humorous, and to embrace life with joy, much like the canine figures that often animate his works. For him, art is an outward expression of an inner spiritual experience, something that is beyond just intellect. Belonging to an industrialist family, Ambalal spent his childhood immersed in stories of Indian mythology wherein the demarcation between reality and mythology often dissolved, and where animals mingled freely with humans. While he was expected to take over his family's business, Ambalal chose to pursue the arts and got trained under veteran artist Chhaganlal Jadav. In Ambalal's papier mache sculptures, a vibrant menagerie of animals emerge as protagonists in his artistic narratives. Inspired by the Pichwais of Nathdwara, he viewed life as Leela or divine play, where all beings, whether human or animal, are interconnected participants. His animals, from pouncing tigers to galloping dogs and leaping and brachiating monkeys are often suspended mid-action on slender rods, creating a sense of weightlessness and motion in a carnivalesque arrangement.

Calendar 2

  1. All Living Souls
    ArchivedExhibitionProject 79
    All Living Souls
    Expressed in Modern & Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts | Curated by Neville Tuli
    6th - 11th May 2026
    10:30am - 7:30pm
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
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  2. All Living Souls
    ArchivedOpening PreviewProject 78
    All Living Souls
    Expressed in Modern & Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts | Curated by Neville Tuli
    5th May 2026
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
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