Amitava Das | Tuli Research Centre for India Studies

Introduction

Zodiac sign: Gemini
Place of Birth: New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
State Country of Birth: NCT of Delhi, India

Exhibitions

1968
1. Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1969
1. Art Today I, Kunika-Chemould Gallery, New Delhi, India
1970
1. Art Today II, Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Art Today II, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1971
1. Art Today III, Graphics & Drawings, Ashoka Galley, New Delhi, India
1974
1. New Group, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1975
1. Under Thirty Five, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1976
1. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Twenty Artists, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1977
1. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. The Pictorial Space, Curated by Geeta Kapur, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Selected works from Lalit Kala Akademi's Collection, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, India
4. Two Painters, Amitava Das, Manjit Bawa, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
5. Art India 77, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1978
2. Garhi Prints, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1979
1. Indian Art Today, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
2. Serigraphs, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India
3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1980
1. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
2. Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, India
3. Indian Contemporary Prints, Dubai, UAE
4. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India
1981
1. All India Exhibition of Drawings, Chennai and New Delhi, India
2. Prints, Gallery Steinmetz, Bonn, West Germany
1982
1. Grenchen Triennale, International exhibition of Prints, Grenchen, Switzerland
2. Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1983
1. Seven Painters, Maurya Gallery, New Delhi, India
1984
1. Contemporary Indian Painting, Moscow, Vienna
2. Fredrikstad Biennale of Prints, Norway
1985
1. Some Aspects of Indian Art Today, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
2. Graphics 85, All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1986
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1987
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1989
1. Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
2. Contemporary Indian Paintings, Darmstadt, West Germany
3. Miniature Works, Habiart Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
4. Artist's Alert, Organised by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Graphics 88 - All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1990
1. Paintings, Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
  10 Sep 1990 to 20 Sep 1990
2. War and Peace: Contemporary Paintings, Organised by Max Mueller Bhavan and Birla Academy of Art & Culture at Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai
1991
1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
2. Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
3. Artists for Helpage, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
4. Contemporary Indian Art, Munich, Germany
5. Three Contemporary Artists, Bremen, Germany
1992
2. Contemporary Indian Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

1978
1987
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1989
1. Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
1990
1. Paintings, Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
  10 Sep 1990 to 20 Sep 1990
1991
1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
2. Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
1992
1993
1. 04 Mar 1993 to 18 Mar 1993
1994
1. Works on Paper from 1972-94, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, India
  10 Dec 1994 to 07 Jan 1995
2. 20 Mar 1994 to 11 Apr 1994
1997
1. 20 Mar 1997 to 23 Apr 1997
1998
1. 29 Apr 1998 to 09 May 1998
2. Works on Paper, Art Inc., New Delhi, India
1999
1. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
2000
1. 07 Feb 2000 to 23 Feb 2000
2003
1. 09 Sep 2003 to 17 Sep 2003
2004
1. 10 Apr 2004 to 24 Apr 2004
2005
1. 24 Nov 2005
2006
1. Come Play with Me, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. 21 Mar 2006 to 12 Apr 2006
2007
1. Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Inaugural Show New Space, Colaba, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  18 Feb 2007 to 24 Feb 2007
4. Selected Works on Paper 1970 - 2007, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  18 Aug 2007 to 13 Sep 2007
2008
1. Amitava Das Sold Exhibition, Gallery Arts lndia, Murray Hill, New York, USA
  07 Feb 2008 to 01 Mar 2008
2010
2024
1. Lost Horizon by Amitava Das | Paintings from 1975–2010, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  08 Aug 2024 to 26 Sep 2024
2. If We Knew the Point, Amitava, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), Saket, New Delhi, India
  27 Jul 2024 to 30 Sep 2024

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Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

1968
1. Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1969
1. Art Today I, Kunika-Chemould Gallery, New Delhi, India
1970
1. Art Today II, Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Art Today II, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1971
1. Art Today III, Graphics & Drawings, Ashoka Galley, New Delhi, India
1974
1. New Group, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1975
1. Under Thirty Five, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1976
1. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Twenty Artists, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1977
1. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. The Pictorial Space, Curated by Geeta Kapur, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Selected works from Lalit Kala Akademi's Collection, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, India
4. Two Painters, Amitava Das, Manjit Bawa, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
5. Art India 77, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1978
1. Garhi Prints, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1979
1. Indian Art Today, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
2. Serigraphs, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India
3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1980
1. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
2. Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, India
3. Indian Contemporary Prints, Dubai, UAE
4. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India
1981
1. All India Exhibition of Drawings, Chennai and New Delhi, India
2. Prints, Gallery Steinmetz, Bonn, West Germany
1982
1. Grenchen Triennale, International exhibition of Prints, Grenchen, Switzerland
2. Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1983
1. Seven Painters, Maurya Gallery, New Delhi, India
1984
1. Contemporary Indian Painting, Moscow, Vienna
2. Fredrikstad Biennale of Prints, Norway
1985
1. Some Aspects of Indian Art Today, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
2. Graphics 85, All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1986
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1987
1. Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India

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New Group (Organiser). Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, 1979 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858800

Chronicled Highlights 61972 – 2004

Amitava Das — New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India.

1972

Public Auction HighDrawing

Osian's · Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft: Including the Paramparik Karigar Collection of Contemporary Indian CraftMumbai · 21 March 2009

In 2009, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Various (1972), offered in the Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft: Including the Paramparik Karigar Collection of Contemporary Indian Craft by Osian's, which concluded on 21 March 2009 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹9,60,000 ($19,002). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1972 | Drawing

Selling price

INR9,60,000

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 8,00,000 – 10,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 13,886

Medium

Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions

9.3 × 7.4 in (24 × 19 cm)

Lot

98 · Os.Mum/21.03.09

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

1980

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 Untitled (1980), 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 ₹5,58,800 ($12,061). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1980 | Painting

Selling price

INR5,58,800

179% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 1,50,000 – 2,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 341

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

45.5 × 36 in (116 × 91 cm)

Lot

143 · Sa.Onl/08.12.05

1993

Public Auction HighPainting

Osian's · Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & SculptureMumbai · 09 February 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Somalia (1993), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 09 February 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹4,14,000 ($9,487). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Somalia, 1993 | Painting

Selling price

INR4,14,000

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 4,00,000 – 5,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 98.28

Medium

Acrylic and oil on canvas

Dimensions

62.2 × 67.7 in (158 × 172 cm)

Lot

119 · Os.Mum/09.02.05

1999

Public Auction HighPainting

Osian's · Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & SculptureMumbai · 09 February 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1999), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 09 February 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹3,45,000 ($7,906). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1999 | Painting

Selling price

INR3,45,000

Below low estimate

Estimate

INR 4,00,000 – 5,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 102

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

61.6 × 55.1 in (157 × 140 cm)

Lot

120 · Os.Mum/09.02.05

2002

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First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting

Osian's · Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary PaintingsMumbai · 05 December 2002

On 05 December 2002, Amitava Das made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Untitled was presented as Lot 150 in Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings, conducted by Osian's in Mumbai, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, early 1980s | Painting

Selling price

INR77,000

Below low estimate

Estimate

INR 1,25,000 – 1,75,000

Rate per sq in

INR 62.25

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

41.6 × 29.7 in (106 × 76 cm)

Lot

150 · Os.Mum/05.12.02

2004

Public Auction HighPainting

Emami Chisel · Indian Modern & Contemporary ArtOnline · 23 February 2008

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Metamorphosis II (2004), offered in the Indian Modern & Contemporary Art by Emami Chisel, which concluded on 23 February 2008 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹8,05,000 ($20,100). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Metamorphosis II, 2004 | Painting

Selling price

INR8,05,000

168% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 2,00,000 – 3,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 116

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

96.1 × 72 in (244 × 183 cm)

Lot

25 · EC.Onl/23.02.08

Economics of Art

Research Centre

Amitava Das (Artist), The Emerald Forest, 1969, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). The Emerald Forest, 1969 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Various, 1971, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1971 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Various, 1972, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1972 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Animal, 1975, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Animal, 1975 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1975, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1975 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Man in the Field, 1976, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Man in the Field, 1976 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1978, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

New Group (Organiser). Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, 1979 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858800

Amitava Das (Artist), Grey Sky, 1979, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Grey Sky, late 1970s | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1980, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1980 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1981, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, early 1980s | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1987, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1987 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882148

All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (Organiser), Graphics '88, 1989, Group Exhibition Catalogue

All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society and Group 8 (Organisers). Graphics '88, 1989 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883533

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled; Untitled, 1989, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled; Untitled, 1989 (each) | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1990, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1990 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859000

Amitava Das (Artist), Lunar Dance, 1990, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Lunar Dance, 1990 | Painting

Ebrahim Alkazi (Editor), Art Heritage 11, 1992, Journal

Alkazi, Ebrahim and Malti Nehru (Editors). Art Heritage 11, 1991-1992 | Journal | 00842132

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1993, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882149

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1993, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859001

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