Bikash Bhattacharjee was born in 1940 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1965), offered in the Masterpieces & Museum Quality III: Indian Contemporary Paintings with Rare Books and Vintage Film Memorabilia by Osian's, which concluded on 26 March 2004 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹9,20,000 ($20,568). 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.

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Cityscape (1967), offered in the Summer Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art by Saffronart, which concluded on 12 May 2005 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹23,88,650 ($55,165). 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.

In 2022, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Resuscitative Mythic Man (1967), offered in the Historic Masterpieces by Asta Guru, which concluded on 28 December 2022 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹1,96,52,052 ($237,005). 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.

In 1992, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Visitation (1968), offered in the Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 09 October 1992 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹1,43,000 ($4,759). 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.

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Baby Doll (1971), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern and Contemporary Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 31 March 2005 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹21,00,000 ($48,000). 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.

In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Doll (1971), offered in the Modern Odyssey by Asta Guru, which concluded on 12 December 2023 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹2,19,97,871 ($263,826.71). 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.

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Doll Series) (1971), offered in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 18 September 2024 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹3,16,07,301.6 ($378,000). 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.

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Portugese School (1972), offered in the Modern & Contemporary Art: South Asia: India, Pakistan by Sotheby's, which concluded on 18 September 2008 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹85,24,575 ($182,500). 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.

In 2018, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Doll (1974), offered in the Modern Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 27 March 2018 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,27,33,229 ($196,508.64). 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.

In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Visit (1975), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹4,21,200 ($9,000). 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.

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of And The Twilight (1978), offered in the Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings by Triveda, which concluded on 25 October 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹72,45,000 ($159,934). 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.

In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1979), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,62,521 ($5,175). 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.

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of ….In her Office (1979), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 02 December 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹39,10,000 ($84,778.84). 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.

In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Visit III (1981), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹6,17,760 ($13,200). 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.

In 2003, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of She With A Newspaper (1981), offered in the Southeast Asian and 20th Century Indian Pictures by Christie's, which concluded on 06 July 2003 at Hong Kong, achieving a sale price of ₹6,69,777 ($14,472). 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.

Bhattacharjee uses direct realism to capture something basic about the feminine presence, to reach its sensitivity with quiet penetration. Expressions of that sensitivity have a restrained intensity, trained to hold within, so that they show only through faint signs. Such a portrait, unlike many of the message-bearing works, may not refer to a specific meaning, even mood. It is rather the human presence itself that counts and moves in the end.

In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Two Sisters No.2 (1982), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹3,25,042 ($10,350). 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.

In 1998, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Monto The Bottle Seller (1982), offered in the Twentieth Century Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 02 June 1998 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹3,53,789 ($8,481). 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.

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Boy From Simla (1982), offered in the Forty Masterpieces Museum Quality Series VII by Osian's, which concluded on 09 September 2006 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹63,00,000 ($136,157). 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.

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Portrait Of Mrs. Jyoti Thapar (1983), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 29 March 2006 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹42,90,240 ($96,000). 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.

In 2017, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Durga in the Morning (1990), offered in the Modern & Contemporary Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 23 August 2017 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹88,90,015 ($138,630.96). 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.

He chose the myth of Sabari whose pure devotion to Rama was taken as a metaphor for the ideal wife, ever willing to give tenderness. Her sensuous body becomes refined here with more stress on purity, patience, admiration, serenity, sweetness and docile grace. The frequent dose of helplessness and passivity is partly overcome by the act of sublimation, nearly deification of the state. Thus, the inability to receive fulfilment finds consolation in the glorification of suffering. Then there is an image of refinedly carnal immersion in the same dream. It comes in the figure of a semi - nude young woman shown from the back, whose lowered head seems lost in fantasy. Maybe as an illusion to the legendary mountain dweller Sabari, she wears a tribal armlet. There is an embodiment of youthful, submissive sensuality pervaded by a mood of warmth and purity, as the light glides over the lush body covering it in a metallic smoothness. And there is another, where a little more mature yet alluring woman, full of character gives in entirely to the same ecstacy - unattainable but irresistable.

Whether I’m realistic, naturalistic or surreal, I do not know. It may be a combination of attitudes and techniques.

In 2007, an artwork by Bikash Bhattacharjee was featured on the cover of Apparao Art: Bengal Art Auction II (November 2007, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2009, Bikash Bhattacharjee A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Bikash Bhattacharjee, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

In 2017, an artwork by Bikash Bhattacharjee was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction) (December 2017, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2019, an artwork by Bikash Bhattacharjee was featured on the cover of Prinseps: Modern & Contemporary Art Auction (November 2019, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2020, an artwork by Bikash Bhattacharjee was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art-No Reserve Auction (June 2020, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

In 2023, an artwork by Bikash Bhattacharjee was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (March 2023, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.