Introduction
- Date of Birth
- 12 Apr 1924
- Zodiac sign
- Aries
- Date of Death
- 28 Mar 2002
- Age
- 77
- Place of Birth
- Saligao, Goa, India
- Place of Death
- Mumbai, India
- Spouse(s)
- Maria figueiredo (m. 1946; div. 1964)barbara zinkant (m. 1965; div. 1977) partner liselotte kristian (1954–1961)srimati lal (1993–2002)
- Children
- 5
- State Country of Birth
- Goa, India
- State Country of Death
- India
1937
- St. Xaviers High School, Mumbai, India; Later expelled
1937 – 1939
1940
- Joined Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, India; Later expelled
1940 – 1945
1949
- Spent time at Central School of Art, London, UK
1949 – 1955
1952
- Studied Drawing at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1960
- Undertook a study tour of Italy on an Italian Government Scholarship, granted upon the recommendation of the British Council.
1945
- Joined the Communist Party of India
1947
- Founder member, Progressive Artists Group, Mumbai, India (of which first members were K.H. Ara, S.K. Bakre, H.A. Gade, M.F. Husain and S.H. Raza)
1950
- Wrote autobiographical essays to buy paint and food while in London, UK
1954
- Wrote autobiographical essay about Goa, Nirvana of a Maggot, London, UK
1959
- Published his autobiography Words and Lines, London, UK
1966
- Drawings for book Inner Circle, Macmillan, London, UK
Exhibitions
1945
- Bombay Art Society, Bombay, India
1946
- Silverfish Club, Bombay, India
1947
- Progressive Artists' Group: First Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
- 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1948
23 Nov 1948 to 30 Nov 1948
- Exhibition of Indian Art, Burlington House Gallery, London, UK
1949
- Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
- Progressive Artists Group: Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1951
- Indian Embassy, London, UK
- Retrospective Exhibition, Organised by Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, then High Commissioner, India House, London, UK
1952
- Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France
1953
- Exhibition organized by ISME0 in Rome, Italy
- Galerie Pallette, Zurich, Switzerland
- Exhibited at Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
1954
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
- Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
- Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
1955
- Gallery One, London, UK
1956
- Gallery One, London, UK
1957
- Gallery One, London, UK
- John Moore's Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, UK
1958
- The Religious Theme Exhibition, Organised by Contemporary Art Society, Tate Gallery, London, UK
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
- Seven Indian Painters in Europe, Galerie One, London, UK
- Transferences, Commonwealth Artists, Zwemmer Gallery, London, UK
- Kaplan Gallery, London, UK
- Crane Kalman Gallery, London, UK
- Newman Institute, London, UK.
1959
- Gallery St. Nikolaus, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gallery Franck, Frankfurt, West Germany
- Gallery One, London, UK
- Modern Indian Art, Organised by Tom B. Keehn at Graham Gallery, New York, USA
- Group 13, Woodstock Gallery, London, UK
- Spring Exhibition, Bradford City Art Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK
- Recent Accessions, Howard Wise Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1960
- Galerie Lambert, Paris, France
- Das Institute fur Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart, West Germany
- Twenty-seven Paintings from Rome, Gallery One, London, UK
- Spring Exhibition, Bradford City Art Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK
- Exhibition of Indian Art, Cairo, Egypt
- Commonwealth Exhibition, Castle Museum, Norwich, UK
- Spring Exhibition,Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, France
- The Religious Theme Exhibition, Organised by Contemporary Art Society
- Figure Variations, Paris Gallery, London, UK
1961
- Collectors Choice, Wakefield Museum, West Yorkshire, UK
- Group Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Four Centuries of Indian Paintings, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1962
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Commonwealth Exhibition, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
1963
- Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Kumar Gallery, Kolkata, India
1964
31 Mar 1964 to 25 Apr 1964
- Exhibition of Drawings: Delacroix to Souza, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
1965
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Art Now in India, London, UK
1966
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Souza: Black Art & Other Paintings, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
10 May 1966 to 04 Jun 1966
- The Moderns, Inaugural Show, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
1967
- Guggenheim Foundation, New York, USA
- Guggenheim Foundation, USA
1968
- London Arts Gallery, Detroit, USA
1972
- Minneapolis International Art Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1974
- A Handbook of Painting and Graphics, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1975
- New Paintings & Drawings, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Art 38, London, UK
1976
- Art 38, London, UK
1977
- Pictorial Space: A Ponit of View on Contemporary Indian Art, Curated by Geeta Kapur, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
14 Dec 1977 to 03 Jan 1978
- Commonwealth Artists of Fame, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
1982
- Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
- Modern Indian Paintings, From the Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., USA
01 Aug 1982 to 29 Aug 1982
1983
1984
20 Jan 1984 to 04 Feb 1984
1985
- Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- CMC Art Camp 85, Presented by CMC Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1986
1987
28 Jan 1987 to 03 Feb 1987
27 Feb 1987 to 05 Mar 1987
1988
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- Story of a Hundred Years: The Bombay Art Society 1888-1988, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1989
- The Other Story, Organised by Rasheed Araeen at Hayward Gallery, London, UK
1990
- Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
- Ambassador's Choice, Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of H. E. Mrs. E. M. Schoo, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
01 Dec 1990 to 14 Dec 1990
1991
- Centre for Contemporary Art 1990 - 1991, Presented by Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
- National Exposition of Contemporary Art - 1991, Presented by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
1992
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1993
- L.T.G. Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Wounds, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
28 Feb 1993 to 07 Mar 1993
1994
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1995
17 Nov 1995 to 09 Dec 1995
- Mithuna: An Exhibition of Modern Indian Painting, Presented by Maharukh Desai, Fabio Rossi in collaboration with Pundole Art Gallery, at 91C Jermyn Street, London, UK
19 Oct 1995 to 28 Oct 1995
- AIFACS Regional Centre Inaugural Art Exhibition, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), at All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Regional Centre, Panchkula, India
25 Nov 1995 to 17 Dec 1995
1996
- Souza from the Alkazi Collection, Academy of Fine Arts & Literature, New Delhi, India
01 Nov 1996 to 30 Nov 1996
15 Nov 1996 to 08 Dec 1996
- The Moderns: The Progressive Artists' Group, Inaugural Show, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
1997
06 May 1997 to 24 May 1997
- 50 Years of Art in Mumbai 1947-1997, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
16 Sep 1997 to 26 Oct 1997
- Six Modern Masters, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
25 Sep 1997
- Exhibition of Paintings: Indian Painters having lived in France, Presented by Alliance Francaise De Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
08 Aug 1997 to 23 Aug 1997
- Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, Presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART) at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997
- Colours of Independence, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
06 Sep 1997 to 28 Sep 1997
- Art Indus Inaugural Exhibition, Presented by Art Indus, New Delhi, India
11 Sep 1997 to 30 Sep 1997
- Rare and Important Paintings, Presented by Haresh Chaganlal, The Classic Source Gallery, Mumbai, India
15 Sep 1997 to 07 Oct 1997
- Glimpses of Histroy of Contemporary Indian Art, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
29 Sep 1997 to 18 Oct 1997
- Recent and earlier Paintings, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
21 Nov 1997 to 15 Dec 1997
1998
16 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1998
19 Sep 1998 to 07 Nov 1998
12 Nov 1998 to 24 Nov 1998
- A Collector's Eye: Selected Works from the Jehangir Nicholson Collection, Presented by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
- Diamond Jubilee All India Art Exhibition, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
13 Feb 1998 to 27 Feb 1998
- Faces and Figures, The Classic Source Gallery, Mumbai, India
27 Apr 1998
1999
- Francis Newton Souza:Chemical Ink, Oil, Acrylic, & Watercolour Artwork, Copeland Fine Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
18 Oct 1999 to 30 Oct 1999
- Tribute to the Beginning, Presented by Crimson - The Art Resource, Mumbai, India
26 Nov 1999 to 18 Dec 1999
2000
18 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001
09 Oct 2000 to 21 Oct 2000
- Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Early Works, Presented by The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
07 Jan 2000 to 29 Jan 2000
- Distillation, Presented by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, at Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
17 Oct 2000 to 04 Nov 2000
- The Millennium Show: A Century of Art from Maharashtra Part II, Organised by Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
30 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001
- Erotica, The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
02 Dec 2000 to 30 Dec 2000
- Shah, Souza and Sundaram, Presented by Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
07 Nov 2000 to 02 Dec 2000
2001
12 Mar 2001 to 02 Apr 2001
- Retrospective III, F.N. Souza, Important paintings from fifties and sixties, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Erotica, Presented by The Fine Art Company, at Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, India
02 Feb 2001 to 20 Feb 2001
- F. N. Souza and Baiju Parthan, Saffronart, Mumbai and Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001
- Jubilant Gold: 50 Years of Artists' Centre: A Celebratory Exhibition of Works of K. H. Ara, S. Bakre, H. A. Gade, M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, F. N. Souza, Presented by Artists' Centre, Mumbai, India
15 Mar 2001 to 25 Mar 2001
Souza, F.N. (Artist). Francis Newton Souza, 1948 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882782
1945
- Bombay Art Society, Bombay, India
1946
- Silverfish Club, Bombay, India
1948
23 Nov 1948 to 30 Nov 1948
1949
- Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1951
- Indian Embassy, London, UK
- Retrospective Exhibition, Organised by Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, then High Commissioner, India House, London, UK
1954
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
- Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
1955
- Gallery One, London, UK
1956
- Gallery One, London, UK
1957
- Gallery One, London, UK
1959
- Gallery St. Nikolaus, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gallery Franck, Frankfurt, West Germany
- Gallery One, London, UK
1960
- Galerie Lambert, Paris, France
- Das Institute fur Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart, West Germany
- Twenty-seven Paintings from Rome, Gallery One, London, UK
1961
1962
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
1963
- Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Kumar Gallery, Kolkata, India
1964
31 Mar 1964 to 25 Apr 1964
1965
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1966
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Souza: Black Art & Other Paintings, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
10 May 1966 to 04 Jun 1966
1967
- Guggenheim Foundation, New York, USA
1968
- London Arts Gallery, Detroit, USA
1975
- New Paintings & Drawings, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Art 38, London, UK
1976
- Art 38, London, UK
1983
1984
20 Jan 1984 to 04 Feb 1984
1985
- Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1986
1987
28 Jan 1987 to 03 Feb 1987
27 Feb 1987 to 05 Mar 1987
1988
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1990
- Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
1992
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
1993
- L.T.G. Gallery, New Delhi, India
1994
- Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1995
17 Nov 1995 to 09 Dec 1995
1996
- Souza from the Alkazi Collection, Academy of Fine Arts & Literature, New Delhi, India
01 Nov 1996 to 30 Nov 1996
15 Nov 1996 to 08 Dec 1996
1997
06 May 1997 to 24 May 1997
1998
16 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1998
19 Sep 1998 to 07 Nov 1998
12 Nov 1998 to 24 Nov 1998
1999
- Francis Newton Souza:Chemical Ink, Oil, Acrylic, & Watercolour Artwork, Copeland Fine Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
18 Oct 1999 to 30 Oct 1999
2000
18 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001
09 Oct 2000 to 21 Oct 2000
- Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2001
12 Mar 2001 to 02 Apr 2001
- Retrospective III, F.N. Souza, Important paintings from fifties and sixties, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
2002
- Souza in Bombay & Goa, Art Musings Gallery, Mumbai, India
2003
30 Oct 2003 to 15 Nov 2003
01 Nov 2003 to 01 Dec 2003
07 Feb 2003 to 18 Feb 2003
2004
- Souza in London: From the Bhayana Family Collection, Curated by Yashodhara Dalmia, Queen's Gallery, British Council, New Delhi, India
12 Feb 2004 to 28 Feb 2004
2005
14 Oct 2005 to 27 Oct 2005
- Francis Newton Souza, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
09 Nov 2005 to 19 Nov 2005
14 Jan 2005 to 22 Jan 2005
- F. N. Souza, Religion and Erotica, Tate Britain, London, UK
2006
- Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary, co-organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
17 Feb 2006 to 14 May 2006
2007
- Painting Without Paint: The Chemical Paintings of F N Souza, RL Fine Arts, New York, USA
2008
16 Sep 2008 to 15 Oct 2008
2009
- F. N. Souza: Heads, Landscapes and Nudes, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
2010
- Volte-Face: Souza's Iconoclastic Vision, Curated by Yashodhara Dalmia from the Dhoomimal Gallery Personal Collection, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
09 Apr 2010 to 18 Apr 2010
2012
- F.N.Souza: Landsacpes, Heads and Nudes, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
2013
- FN Souza, Black on Black,Grosvenor Gallery, London, U.K. Frieze Masters
17 Oct 2010 to 20 Oct 2013
2014
- Vocal 'Cords' on the Nib of My Pen: Works on paper by F. N. Souza, Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
22 Apr 2010 to 26 May 2014
- F. N. Souza: Works on Paper from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
12 Sep 2014 to 18 Oct 2014
2018
- Souza in the 40's, London, New Delhi, Goa
14 Dec 2018 to 25 Jan 2019
2024
- Francis Newton Souza, A Celebration of the Centenary, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
07 Nov 2024 to 14 Dec 2024
- Celebrating 100 Years of Souza, A Legend in Modern Art, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
08 Apr 2024 to 14 Apr 2024
- F.N. Souza Centenary, In/Of Goa: Souza at 100, Grosvenor Gallery, London UK
12 Apr 2024 to 11 May 2024
2025
- Francis Newton Souza- Centenary Exhibition, Grosvenor Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi, India
10 Jan 2025 to 22 Jan 2025
Souza, F.N. (Artist). Francis Newton Souza, 1948 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882782
1947
- Progressive Artists' Group: First Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
- 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1948
- Exhibition of Indian Art, Burlington House Gallery, London, UK
1949
- Progressive Artists Group: Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1952
- Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France
1953
- Exhibition organized by ISME0 in Rome, Italy
- Galerie Pallette, Zurich, Switzerland
- Exhibited at Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
1954
- Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
1957
- John Moore's Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, UK
1958
- The Religious Theme Exhibition, Organised by Contemporary Art Society, Tate Gallery, London, UK
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
- Seven Indian Painters in Europe, Galerie One, London, UK
- Transferences, Commonwealth Artists, Zwemmer Gallery, London, UK
- Kaplan Gallery, London, UK
- Crane Kalman Gallery, London, UK
- Newman Institute, London, UK.
1959
- Modern Indian Art, Organised by Tom B. Keehn at Graham Gallery, New York, USA
- Group 13, Woodstock Gallery, London, UK
- Spring Exhibition, Bradford City Art Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK
- Recent Accessions, Howard Wise Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1960
- Spring Exhibition, Bradford City Art Gallery, West Yorkshire, UK
- Exhibition of Indian Art, Cairo, Egypt
- Commonwealth Exhibition, Castle Museum, Norwich, UK
- Spring Exhibition,Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, France
- The Religious Theme Exhibition, Organised by Contemporary Art Society
- Figure Variations, Paris Gallery, London, UK
1961
- Collectors Choice, Wakefield Museum, West Yorkshire, UK
- Group Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Four Centuries of Indian Paintings, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1962
- Commonwealth Exhibition, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
1964
- Exhibition of Drawings: Delacroix to Souza, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
1965
- Art Now in India, London, UK
1966
- The Moderns, Inaugural Show, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
- Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
1967
- Guggenheim Foundation, USA
1972
- Minneapolis International Art Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1974
- A Handbook of Painting and Graphics, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1977
- Pictorial Space: A Ponit of View on Contemporary Indian Art, Curated by Geeta Kapur, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
14 Dec 1977 to 03 Jan 1978
- Commonwealth Artists of Fame, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
1982
- Contemporary Indian Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
- Modern Indian Paintings, From the Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., USA
01 Aug 1982 to 29 Aug 1982
1985
- CMC Art Camp 85, Presented by CMC Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
- Story of a Hundred Years: The Bombay Art Society 1888-1988, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1989
- The Other Story, Organised by Rasheed Araeen at Hayward Gallery, London, UK
1990
- Ambassador's Choice, Contemporary Indian Art from the Collection of H. E. Mrs. E. M. Schoo, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
01 Dec 1990 to 14 Dec 1990
1991
- Centre for Contemporary Art 1990 - 1991, Presented by Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
- National Exposition of Contemporary Art - 1991, Presented by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
1993
- Wounds, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
28 Feb 1993 to 07 Mar 1993
1995
- Mithuna: An Exhibition of Modern Indian Painting, Presented by Maharukh Desai, Fabio Rossi in collaboration with Pundole Art Gallery, at 91C Jermyn Street, London, UK
19 Oct 1995 to 28 Oct 1995
- AIFACS Regional Centre Inaugural Art Exhibition, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), at All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Regional Centre, Panchkula, India
25 Nov 1995 to 17 Dec 1995
1996
- The Moderns: The Progressive Artists' Group, Inaugural Show, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
1997
- 50 Years of Art in Mumbai 1947-1997, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
16 Sep 1997 to 26 Oct 1997
- Six Modern Masters, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
25 Sep 1997
- Exhibition of Paintings: Indian Painters having lived in France, Presented by Alliance Francaise De Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
08 Aug 1997 to 23 Aug 1997
- Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, Presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART) at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997
- Colours of Independence, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
06 Sep 1997 to 28 Sep 1997
- Art Indus Inaugural Exhibition, Presented by Art Indus, New Delhi, India
11 Sep 1997 to 30 Sep 1997
- Rare and Important Paintings, Presented by Haresh Chaganlal, The Classic Source Gallery, Mumbai, India
15 Sep 1997 to 07 Oct 1997
- Glimpses of Histroy of Contemporary Indian Art, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
29 Sep 1997 to 18 Oct 1997
- Recent and earlier Paintings, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
21 Nov 1997 to 15 Dec 1997
1998
- A Collector's Eye: Selected Works from the Jehangir Nicholson Collection, Presented by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
- Diamond Jubilee All India Art Exhibition, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
13 Feb 1998 to 27 Feb 1998
- Faces and Figures, The Classic Source Gallery, Mumbai, India
27 Apr 1998
1999
- Tribute to the Beginning, Presented by Crimson - The Art Resource, Mumbai, India
26 Nov 1999 to 18 Dec 1999
2000
- Early Works, Presented by The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
07 Jan 2000 to 29 Jan 2000
- Distillation, Presented by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, at Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
17 Oct 2000 to 04 Nov 2000
- The Millennium Show: A Century of Art from Maharashtra Part II, Organised by Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
30 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001
- Erotica, The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
02 Dec 2000 to 30 Dec 2000
- Shah, Souza and Sundaram, Presented by Nature Morte, New Delhi, India
07 Nov 2000 to 02 Dec 2000
2001
- Erotica, Presented by The Fine Art Company, at Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, India
02 Feb 2001 to 20 Feb 2001
- F. N. Souza and Baiju Parthan, Saffronart, Mumbai and Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001
- Jubilant Gold: 50 Years of Artists' Centre: A Celebratory Exhibition of Works of K. H. Ara, S. Bakre, H. A. Gade, M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, F. N. Souza, Presented by Artists' Centre, Mumbai, India
15 Mar 2001 to 25 Mar 2001
2002
- India - Contemporary Art from Northeastern Private Collection, The State University of New Jersey, USA
- Strength from Fragility: ...Works on Paper, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
08 Mar 2002 to 17 Mar 2002
- Harvest 2002: An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at The Sidewalk, Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India
12 Sep 2002 to 15 Sep 2002
- Souza and Friends: Paintings and Drawings from the Masters of Indian Modernism, Presented by Grosvenor Vadehra in association with Rob Dean Art Consultancy, London, UK
03 Sep 2002 to 27 Sep 2002
2003
- The Said & The Unsaid: Unravelling Modern Indian Art Practices, Celebrating the finale of Jehangir Art Gallery Golden Jubilee 1952-2002, Presented by Jehangir Art Gallery & Apparao Galleries at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
- Contemporary Indian Art: A journey to the Past, through the Present, unto the Future, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Harvest 2003: An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi, India
19 Sep 2003 to 25 Sep 2003
- Pictorial Transformations: Treasures from the Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
- Manifestations: Indian Art in the 20th Century from the DAG Collection, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery at World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India
12 Nov 2003 to 19 Nov 2003
- Modern Indian Paintings from European Collections, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
2004
- Ethos: Contemporary Indian Art, Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
- Harvest 2004: Art & Poetry: An Exhbition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
28 Aug 2004 to 31 Aug 2004
- Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004
- The Underlying Spirit, The Inaugural Exhibition from the Osian's Archive Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
09 Sep 2004 to 18 Sep 2004
- Portraits of a Decade: 10th Anniversary Show, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
20 Apr 2004 to 27 Apr 2004
- Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Early Drawings: F. N. Souza & K. Laxma Goud, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
04 Oct 2004 to 13 Oct 2004
- Indian Contemporary Paintings, Aryan Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
23 Sep 2004 to 23 Oct 2004
- Ruminations...., Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
2005
- Manifestations III, Delhi Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
22 Apr 2005 to 27 Apr 2005
- Manifestations III, Delhi Art Gallery at Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
06 Apr 2005 to 12 Apr 2005
- Manifestations III, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
30 Apr 2005 to 14 May 2005
- Harvest 2005: An Exhibition of Indian contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at Rampart Row, Mumbai, India
25 Feb 2005 to 26 Feb 2005
- 14th Ravi Jain Annual, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
29 Sep 2005 to 16 Oct 2005
- Drawing - The Essence…, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
- Embrace: The Inclusive Art Event, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, at Hotel Intercontinental Eros, New Delhi, India
- Joie de Vivre, Presented by Art Konsult, at Rabindra Bhawan Galleries 1-4, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
06 Dec 2005 to 12 Dec 2005
- Modern Indian Paintings, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
- 100 Contemporary Indian Artists, Presented by Associated Capsules, at Joss, Mumbai, India
- Ashta Nayak: Eight Pioneers of Indian Art, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
- Self-Portrait, Renaissance to Contemporary, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
- Exhibition of Paper Works, Presented by Arushi Arts, New Delhi, India
24 Aug 2005 to 07 Sep 2005
- Revisualising India, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005
- Change of Address, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
18 Oct 2005 to 03 Nov 2005
2006
- Gallery Collection: Prized Works from the Arts India Collection, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
14 Jul 2006 to 30 Aug 2006
- Harvest 2006: An Exhibition of Indian contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts at The Travancore Palace, New Delhi, India
25 Aug 2006 to 28 Aug 2006
- Appreciable Art, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
01 Nov 2006 to 15 Nov 2006
- Baiju Parthan & F. N. Souza, Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
- Naked Line: Drawings by 12 Artists, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
09 Nov 2006 to 30 Nov 2006
- Masters' Strokes, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, at Square One Mall, New Delhi, India
19 Nov 2006
- Art & Style, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
30 Nov 2006 to 02 Dec 2006
- Synchrome 3, Presented by Akar Prakar, Kolkata, India
16 Oct 2006 to 28 Oct 2006
- Mark, Etch and Print, Presented by Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
19 Dec 2006 to 10 Jan 2006
DAG (Organiser). Changing Images, 2001 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883502
Chronicled Highlights 731944 – 2022
1969
Economics of Art
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Public Auction Market (1987–2026) | Select Indicators
Annual Auction Sale Turnover
It aggregates all sales across global auction houses into yearly totals.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The turnover graph highlights periods of strong growth, moments of market correction, and resilience during downturns. Peaks often align with landmark works coming to public auction, while troughs may indicate reduced supply or weaker demand. Over time, the curve illustrates the overall trajectory of F.N. Souza’s public auction market presence.
Average Sale Price Per Lot
It smooths out fluctuations caused by the quantity of works offered and focuses on the Average Sale Price level per artwork.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
Rising average sale prices indicate growing collector confidence and a stronger willingness to pay higher amounts per work. Assuming the mix of mediums remains relatively stable over time, the proportion of works on paper typically priced lower than works on canvas adds important context to understanding these market movements.
Square Inch Rate Trend
This allows fair comparisons between smaller works and larger canvases.
Analysis reflected in the chart:
The Square Inch Rate shown in the graph combines various medium types such as canvas, paper, board, and others. Historically, works on canvas and board have broadly commanded higher prices compared to works on paper.
1947
- Awarded First Prize by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1950
- Commissioned to paint a series of large murals for the Indian Students Bureau, West Cromwell Road, London, UK (these were later demolished to make way for the Great West Road).International
1957
- Wins Prize in Junior Section for his 'Portrait of an Indian Philosopher', John Moores Liverpool ExhibitionInternational
1958
- One of five artists selected to represent Great Britain in the 1958 Guggenheim International AwardInternational
1962
- Exhibits at the opening of the Commonwealth Institute, opened by Her Majesty Queen ElizabethInternational
1967
- Guggenheim International Award, New York, USAInternational
1998
- Kalidas Samman, Government of Madhya Pradesh, India
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