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Introduction

Date of Birth
15 Jun 1899
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Date of Death
15 Oct 1975
Age
76
Place of Birth
Tajhat, Rangpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
Place of Death
Calcutta
State Country of Birth
Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh

Exhibitions

  1. 1933

    1. Kolkata, India

  2. 1974

    1. A Handbook of Sculptures, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  3. 1975

    1. A Handbook of Bengal School, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  4. 1988

    1. 21 Dec 1988 to 05 Jan 1989

  5. 1997

    1. Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      25 Sep 1997 to 12 Oct 1997

    2. 13 Dec 1997 to 24 Dec 1997

  6. 1999

    1. 20 Jul 1999 to 29 Jul 1999

  7. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

  8. 2003

    1. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      29 Nov 2003 to 13 Dec 2003

    2. Manifestations: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at, World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India

      12 Nov 2003 to 19 Nov 2003

    3. 19 Apr 2003 to 19 May 2003

  9. 2004

    1. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004

    2. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      09 Aug 2004 to 21 Aug 2004

  10. 2005

    1. Manifestations - III: 100 Artists from Delhi Art Gallery Collection, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai, India

      06 Apr 2005 to 12 Apr 2005

    2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      22 Apr 2005 to 27 Apr 2005

    3. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Apr 2005 to 14 May 2005

    4. Revisualising India, from the Osian 's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005

  11. 2006

    1. The Osian Asian, an Exhibition from the Osian 's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      29 Jun 2006 to 19 Jul 2006

  12. 2007

    1. An Historical Epic: India in the Making: Part II, from the Osian 's Archive Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      19 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007

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Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist). Art of D P Roy Chowdhury, 1988 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882685
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Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist). Art of D P Roy Chowdhury, 1988 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882685

Chronicled Highlights 51939 – 1997

Debiprosad Roy Chowdhury was born in 15 June 1899 in Tajhat, Rangpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh.
1939
Literary ReferencePainting
DeRivaz & Ives · Modern Indian Art of BengalOnline · 07 May 2022
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury is known to the art world of India as a painter of decorative pictures, as a portraitist and as a sculptor….He was intrigued by the decorative qualities of painting and was not averse to Chinese & Japanese influences if they aided his purpose... If his women were decorative they were meant to be so. They were not intended to be manifestations of a spiritual ideal, but to frankly convey their human charm...
Roy Chowdhury, D.P. (Artist). Pujarin amid Temples, late 1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR8,40,000
Within estimate
Estimate
INR 6,00,000 – 9,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,346
Medium
Watercolour wash on paper
Dimensions
33.2 × 18.8 in (84 × 48 cm)
Lot
2 · De.Onl/07.05.22
1950
Public Auction HighSculpture
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 Bust Of Gandhiji (1950), 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 ₹10,35,000 ($23,717). 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.
Roy Chowdhury, D.P. (Artist). Bust Of Gandhiji, 1950 | Sculpture
Selling price
INR10,35,000
4% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 8,00,000 – 10,00,000
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
20.1 × 15 × 15.7 in (51 × 38 × 40 cm)
Lot
130 · Os.Mum/09.02.05
1951
Literary ReferencePainting
Osian's · India: The Passionate Detachment: Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and BooksMumbai · 24 February 2001
Between the two extreme poles of romanticism of the Bengal School and the drama of light and shade of the Rembrandt School, Deviprasad tried to find a synthesis, which apparently was impossible... In my estimation, this is Deviprasad’s greatest contribution to contemporary Indian art.
Roy Chowdhury, D.P. (Artist). Demon, early 1950s | Painting
Selling price
INR1,10,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 2,00,000 – 2,50,000
Rate per sq in
INR 991
Medium
Watercolour and gouache
Dimensions
14.5 × 7.6 in (37 × 19 cm)
Lot
12 · Os.Mum/24.02.01
1961
Literary ReferencePainting
Osian's · Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary PaintingsMumbai · 05 December 2002
Between the two extreme poles of romanticism of the Bengal School and the drama of light and shade of the Rembrandt School, Deviprasad tried to find a synthesis, which apparently was impossible… Deviprasad had no fixed style of painting…he instead reveled in wielding his brush in a delicate, tenderly fashion more in the Japanese way of wash technique to bring out the delicacy of a misty atmosphere where we find a ruffled crow perching on the branch of a tree after being bitten by storm and rain. It is a unique example, a masterpiece where the technique has been made full use of in bringing out the life of the crow as well as the whole atmosphere. It is unthinkable, this delicacy of atmosphere could have been brought about by treating the subject in any other technique
Roy Chowdhury, D.P. (Artist). The Crane, early 1960s | Painting
Selling price
INR3,85,000
18% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 2,50,000 – 3,25,000
Rate per sq in
INR 921
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.1 × 24.4 in (44 × 62 cm)
Lot
19 · Os.Mum/05.12.02
1997
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First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting
HEART · The Intuitive-Logic II: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Sculpture & TapestryMumbai · 15 November 1997
On 15 November 1997, made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Approach of Spring was presented as Lot in The Intuitive-Logic II: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Sculpture & Tapestry, conducted by HEART 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.
Roy Chowdhury, D.P. (Artist). Approach of Spring, c.1926 | Painting
Selling price
INR90,000
Below low estimate
Estimate
INR 1,25,000 – 1,75,000
Rate per sq in
INR 801
Medium
Watercolour and wash on paper
Dimensions
11.4 × 9.8 in (29 × 25 cm)
Signature
Chowdhury', I.r. & Inscribed on the back: 'Approach of Spring' by Deviprosad Roy Chowdhury
Lot
8 · He.Mum/15.11.97

Economics of Art

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Research Centre

G. Venkatachalam (Author), Contemporary Indian Painters, 1927, Authored Book
Venkatachalam, G. (Author). Contemporary Indian Painters, 1927 | Authored Book | 00845471
P.R. Ramachandra Rao (Author), Choudhry and His Art, 1943, Authored Book
Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Choudhry and His Art, 1943 | Authored Book | 00845309
P.R. Ramachandra Rao (Author), Modern Indian Painting, 1949, Authored Book
Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Modern Indian Painting, 1949 | Authored Book | 00845456
Indian Art, 1951, Edited Book
Indian Art, 1951 | Edited Book | 00845788
Contemporary Indian Painters, 1954, Edited Book
Contemporary Indian Painters, 1954 | Edited Book | 00845793
Story of Sir J. J. School of Art, 1957, Edited Book
Story of Sir J. J. School of Art, 1957 | Edited Book | 00845809
Debiprosad Roy Chowdhury (Artist), D P Roy Chowdhury, 1959, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist). D P Roy Chowdhury, 1959 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859583
Indian Sculptors' Association (Organiser), Indian Sculptor, 1961, Group Exhibition Catalogue
Indian Sculptors' Association (Organiser). Indian Sculptor, 1961 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883609
Pulinbihari Sen (Editor), Abanindranath Tagore, 1961, Edited Book
Sen, Pulinbihari (Editor). Abanindranath Tagore, 1961 | Edited Book | 00845826
Manohar Kaul (Author), Trends in Indian Painting, 1961, Authored Book
Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book | 00845439
Anonymous (Essayist), D. P. Roy Chowdhury, 1962, Essay
Anonymous (Essayist). D. P. Roy Chowdhury. In Marg. 16(1). December 1962 | Essay | 00668968
Contemporary World Sculpture, 1968, Edited Book
Contemporary World Sculpture, 1968 | Edited Book | 00845877
Jaya Appasamy (Author), Introduction to Modern Indian Sculpture, 1970, Authored Book
Appasamy, Jaya (Author). Introduction to Modern Indian Sculpture, 1970 | Authored Book | 00845406
Ratan Parimoo (Author), Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975, Authored Book
Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450
Kali Biswas (Essayist), D. P. Roy Chowdhury, 1976, Essay
Biswas, Kali (Essayist). D. P. Roy Chowdhury. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 21. April 1976 | Essay | 00795763
Prasanta Daw (Author), Eminent Indian Sculptors, 1980, Authored Book
Daw, Prasanta (Author). Eminent Indian Sculptors, 1980 | Authored Book | 00845426
D.C. Ghose (Author), Bibliography of Modern Indian Art, 1980, Authored Book
Ghose, D.C. (Author). Bibliography of Modern Indian Art, 1980 | Authored Book | 00845431
Ram Chatterjee (Editor), Indian Sculpture Today 1983, 1983, Edited Book
Chatterjee, Ram (Editor). Indian Sculpture Today 1983, 1983 | Edited Book | 00845980
Devi Prosad Roy Chowdhury, 1983, Edited Book
Devi Prosad Roy Chowdhury, 1983 | Edited Book | 00845973
Debiprosad Roy Chowdhury (Artist), The Art of D. P. Roy Chowdhury, 1988, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist) and Dr. Archana Roy (Curator). The Art of D. P. Roy Chowdhury, 1988 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00883012
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