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Introduction

Date of Birth
19 Jun 1929
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Date of Death
10 Mar 1997
Age
67
Place of Birth
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
State Country of Birth
Jammu & Kashmir, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1950

    1. Shows with Kashmir Progressive Artists' Association, Kashmir, India

  2. 1953

    1. One-man Show, Srinagar, India

  3. 1956

    1. One-man Show, Srinagar, India
    2. Indian Exhibition to Eastern Europe

  4. 1957

    1. One-man Show, Mumbai, India
    2. National Exhibition, New Delhi, India

  5. 1959

    1. One-man Show, Mumbai, India
    2. Contemporary Art from India, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
    3. Contemporary Art from India, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen, Germany
    4. Contemporary Art from India, Museum Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
    5. Contemporary Art from India, Galerie Palette, Zurich, Switzerland
    6. Contemporary lndian Painters, Japan
    7. Modern Indian Art, Cairo, Egypt

  6. 1961

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Paris Biennale, Paris, France
    3. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

  7. 1962

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, Kolkata, India
    2. One-man Show, Mumbai, India
    3. One-man Show, Kabul, Afghanistan

    4. 22 Jan 1962 to 06 Feb 1962

    5. One-man Show, National Gallery, Alberta, Canada
    6. One-man Show, Blair House West, Los Angeles, USA
    7. One-man Show, Gallery Mayer, New York, USA
    8. One-man Show, Tel Aviv, Israel

  8. 1963

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. One-man Show, Deborah Sherman Gallery, Chicago, USA
    3. One-man Show, Srinagar, India
    4. Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    5. Mainichi, Tokyo, Japan
    6. Ten Contemporary Painters from India, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
    7. Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, USA
    8. Delgado Museum of Art (New Orleans Museum of Art), New Orleans, USA
    9. Hunter Gallery of Art, Chattanooga, Colorado Springs, USA
    10. Long Beach Art Centre, Long Beach, USA
    11. East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

  9. 1964

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. One-man Show, Mumbai, India
    3. One-man Show, Revel Gallery, New York, USA
    4. National Exhibiton, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  10. 1965

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Mainichi, Tokyo, Japan
    3. Ten Contemporary Painters, MLT. Cambridge and New Jersey State Museum, USA

  11. 1966

    1. One-man Show, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

  12. 1967

    1. 10 Feb 1967 to 25 Feb 1967

    2. One-man Show, Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India

  13. 1968

    1. Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    2. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    3. First International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  14. 1969

    1. Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

  15. 1970

    1. Bistidari, New Delhi, India
    2. Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi, India

  16. 1971

    1. 04 Dec 1971 to 14 Dec 1971

    2. Exhibition at Los Angeles, USA
    3. Contemporary Art of India, Japan
    4. Tantra Art, Montreal, Canada

  17. 1972

    1. Cannes, France
    2. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
    3. Contemporary Indian Painting, East Germany

  18. 1973

    1. 26 Nov 1973 to 30 Nov 1973

    2. Contemporary Indian Painting, Washington DC., USA
    3. National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  19. 1974

    1. Show dedicated to Urdu writer Thakur Poonchi, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

  20. 1975

    1. Pencil Drawings, Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi, India

  21. 1976

    1. Acrylics, Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi, India

  22. 1977

    1. Bulgaria International Art Exhibition, Bulgaria

  23. 1978

    1. One-Man Show, Sponsored by Gallery Chanakya,Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Fourth International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  24. 1979

    1. Contemporary Indian Art, Organised by National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), in Japan

  25. 1980

    1. Paintings in the Miniature format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Contemporary Indian Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, held at Dubai, UAE
    3. Two Artist Show, with Om Prakash, Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery, New Delhi, India

  26. 1982

    1. Fifth International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
    3. Modern Indian Paintings, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, USA

  27. 1983

    1. Santosh, Gallery TAI IN, Seoul, South Korea
    2. Tantra, Stuttgart, West Germany and South Korea

  28. 1984

    1. Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Painters, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
    2. Neo-Tantra, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
    3. Neo-Tantra, Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India

  29. 1985

    1. Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, India

  30. 1988

    1. Second National Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
    2. Festival of India, Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
    3. Festival of India, Takaoka Municipal Museum of Art, Toyama, Japan

  31. 1989

    1. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  32. 1991

    1. 17 Jul 1991 to 22 Jul 1991

    2. 15 Nov 1991 to 04 Dec 1991

    3. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
    4. Seventh Triennale - India 1991, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  33. 1992

    1. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  34. 1993

    1. Wounds, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
    2. Trends and Images, Centre of International Modern Art, Kolkata, India

  35. 1994

    1. 21 Mar 1994 to 05 Apr 1994

  36. 1995

  37. 1996

    1. Modern Indian Paintings, one Hundred Years - Part I Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      14 Oct 1996 to 07 Nov 1996

  38. 1998

    1. 10 Mar 1998 to 24 Mar 1998

    2. Symbolism and Geometry in Indian Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  39. 2001

    1. 02 Feb 2001 to 22 Feb 2001

  40. 2003

    1. Manifestations I, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Manifestations I, World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India

  41. 2004

    1. Manifestations II, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Manifestations II, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  42. 2005

    1. Manifestations III: Hundred Artists from the Delhi Art Gallery Collection, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Unrealistically, ArtsIndia, New York, USA
    3. Contours of Modernity: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Founder's Hall, SOKA University of America, Aliso Viejo, USA
    4. Golden Jubilee: Spirit set Free, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years, New Delhi, India

      28 Oct 2005 to 30 Dec 2005

  43. 2006

    1. The Human Figure, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi, India

  44. 2007

    1. Still Life: Adaption in 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. From the Vault, Highlights from the Herwitz and Gallery Collection, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
    3. Celebrations 2007, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      25 Jan 2007 to 08 Feb 2007

  45. 2008

    1. Celebration 2008, Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      25 Jan 2008 to 08 Feb 2008

    2. Moderns, Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan
    3. Moderns, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    4. Modern India, organized by Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) and Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture at Valencia, Spain

  46. 2009

    1. Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
    2. The Root of Everything, Gallery Mementos, Bengaluru, India

  47. 2010

    2. Celebration 2010, Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      27 Jan 2010 to 09 Feb 2010

    3. Above and Beyond, Aicon Gallery, London, UK

  48. 2011

    1. Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011

    2. Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
    3. Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011

    4. Celebrations 2011, Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  49. 2012

  50. 2013

    1. The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India

      15 Jan 2013 to 15 Mar 2013

    2. 01 Sep 2013 to 26 Oct 2013

    3. Manifestations X: 75 artists, 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Dec 2014 to 08 Mar 2014

  51. 2014

    1. Awakening: A Retrospective of G R Santosh', Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai India

      21 Aug 2014 to 30 Sep 2014

    2. Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses in 19th & 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      18 Mar 2014 to 31 May 2014

    3. Celebration 2014: Exhibition of paintings by Modern Masters & Contemporary Artists, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      28 Jan 2014 to 15 Feb 2014

    4. 29 Mar 2014 to 15 Jul 2014

  52. 2015

    1. Abby Grey and Indian Modernism: Selections from the NYU Art Collection, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, USA
    2. Indian Modern: Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Galley, New York, USA

      18 Mar 2015 to 06 Jun 2015

    3. Indian Modern, Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, New Delhi, India

      13 Jul 2015 to 12 Sep 2015

    5. Indian Modern, Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, Mumbai, India

      25 Sep 2015 to 05 Dec 2015

    7. The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New York, USA

      07 Dec 2015 to 27 Feb 2016

  53. 2016

    1. Celebration 2016: Important works by Modern Masters, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      25 Jan 2016 to 05 Feb 2016

    2. The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), Mumbai, India

      10 Oct 2016 to 10 Dec 2016

  54. 2017

    1. Perennial Transcendence', presented by Sanchi Art at India Art Fair, New Delhi, India
    2. Tantra, Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
    3. Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art, Edition II, DAG Modern, New Delhi, India

      01 Mar 2017 to 30 Jun 2017

  55. 2018

    1. Retelling Stories, Art Pilgrim, AIFACS, New Delhi, India

      01 Aug 2018

    2. Looking Beyond, Art Pilgrim, Visual Arts Gallery, IHC New Delhi, India

  56. 2019

    1. Drawing A New Chapter, Art Pilgrim, AIFACS, New Delhi, India
    2. Exploring Colours, Art Pilgrim, Gurugram, Haryana, India
    3. The Seventies Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      02 Dec 2019 to 25 Jan 2020

  57. 2020

    1. The Beginning, Art Pilgrim, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India (November 2020)
    2. The Fifties Show, Works of Indian Modernism, Delhi Art Gallery,(DAG) New Delhi, India

      01 Feb 2020 to 31 Oct 2020

  58. 2021

    1. The Wonder of India, A Show Celebrating the Wonders of 19th and 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      09 Jul 2021 to 15 Oct 2021

    2. Outside the Lines: Secular Vision in South Asian Modernism, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA

      18 Jan 2021 to 22 Feb 2021

    3. A Group Show that Explores The Interiority in Indian Art, DAG, The Claridges, New Delhi, India

      12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021

    4. The Centum Series Edition 1, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India

      15 Mar 2021 to 21 Mar 2021

    5. The Centum Series Edition 2, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India

      11 Jun 2021 to 17 Jun 2021

    6. Ways of Seeing, Women Artists Women as Muse, DAG New Delhi: The Claridges

      12 Feb 2021 to 10 Apr 2021

    7. Indian Blue: From Realism To Abstraction, Delhi Art Gallery, The Claridges, Delhi, India

      10 Oct 2021 to 13 Dec 2021

    8. Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), New Delhi, India

      12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021

  59. 2022

    1. At the edge of realities, Art Pilgrim, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Tantra on the Edge, Inspirations and Experiments in Twentieth Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Apr 2022 to 22 Jul 2022

    3. Iconic - Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      20 Mar 2022 to 31 Jul 2022

    4. South Asian Modern Art 2023, Grosvenor Gallery, London UK

      07 Jun 2022 to 01 Jul 2022

    5. From Tantra To Tribal, Grosvenor Gallery,   St. James's, London, UK

      20 Oct 2022 to 28 Oct 2022

    6. Bringing Spaces to Life, Art Pilgrim, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    7. Tantra on the Edge, Inspirations and Experiments in Twentieth Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai , India

      05 Aug 2022 to 06 Oct 2022

  60. 2023

    1. Decadent December : From Gade to Hashmi, Art Pilgrim, New Delhi, India

      10 Dec 2023 to 15 Jan 2024

    2. The Enchanted Canvas, Art Pilgrim, New Delhi, India
    3. Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 02, DAG, New Delhi, India

      11 Feb 2023 to 26 Mar 2023

    4. Iconic: Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 03, DAG Modern, New Delhi, India

      26 Nov 2023 to 16 Dec 2023

    5. 27 Masters, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      05 Feb 2023 to 05 May 2023

    6. CADD Art confluence: Buy for a Cause, India Habitat Centre, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi, India

      21 Apr 2023 to 24 Apr 2023

    7. Artix, Art pilgrim, New Delhi, India

      25 Aug 2023 to 27 Aug 2023

    8. Raza & His Contemporaries : Seeking a Vital Form, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India

      07 Feb 2023 to 10 Mar 2023

  61. 2024

    1. 88 Years - 88 Masterpieces, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

      25 Jan 2024 to 07 Feb 2024

    2. Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India

      03 Feb 2024 to 30 Mar 2024

    3. Kali, Reverence and Rebellion, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) Mumbai, India

      25 Aug 2024 to 02 Nov 2024

    4. Iconic, Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art Edition 04, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      21 Dec 2024 to 30 Jan 2025

    5. Celebration 2024, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      27 Jan 2024 to 25 Mar 2024

    6. The Masters: An Homage to the Icons of Indian Modern Art, Art Pilgrim, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

      20 Jan 2024 to 17 Feb 2024

  62. 2025

    1. Kumar Gallery's Platinum Jubilee exhibition, Ten Modern Masters, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      03 Feb 2025 to 11 Mar 2025

    2. Deconstructed Realms, India's Tryst with Cubism, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New Delhi, India

      08 Feb 2025 to 05 Apr 2025

Santosh, G.R. (Artist). G.R. Santosh, 1962 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882714
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Santosh, G.R. (Artist). G.R. Santosh, 1962 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882714

Chronicled Highlights

19 entries
G.R. Santosh
1929Born
G.R. Santosh
G.R. Santosh was born in 1929 in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Woman. Oil on board, 1955 | Painting | FineArts | 00597811
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Woman. Oil on board, 1955 | Painting | FineArts | 00597811
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Woman (1955), 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 ₹6,90,000 ($15,811). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Shukla Abisarica. Oil on canvas pasted on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 0022159
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Shukla Abisarica. Oil on canvas pasted on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 0022159
This was a very significant period for Santosh, as he is learning under N.S. Bendre at the M.S. University of Art at Baroda. His experiments with cubism tinged with the romance and love for his Kashmiri homeland and people creates this evocative work. 1957 was also the year he was nominated for his first National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Boat Woman in Kashmir. Oil on canvas laid on board, 1958 | Painting | FineArts | 00374565
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Boat Woman in Kashmir. Oil on canvas laid on board, 1958 | Painting | FineArts | 00374565
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Boat Woman in Kashmir (1958), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 04 June 1997 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹1,07,704 ($3,011). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Lovers In The Window. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00600660
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Lovers In The Window. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00600660
In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Lovers In The Window (1959), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 24 September 2004 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹4,96,152 ($10,800). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00599948
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00599948
In 2003, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1962), offered in the Fn-Fn: Figurative Non-Figurative Narration: Auctions of Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings & Books by Osian's, which concluded on 27 November 2003 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹3,08,000 ($6,712). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Enlightenment. Oil and wax on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00357344
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Enlightenment. Oil and wax on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00357344
In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Enlightenment (1962), offered in the Winter Live Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 13 December 2023 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹80,40,000 ($96,867). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Lake Kashmir Series. Oil on canvas, c.1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00376620
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Lake Kashmir Series. Oil on canvas, c.1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00376620
‘I am not literally abstract; there is much of the influence of my environment and atmosphere – I mean, of Kashmir’… The conical forms which we perceive in Santosh’s paintings can be traced to Kashmir: to the coniferous trees, the Kashmiri cap, the jagged roofs of Kashmiri houses, even the mountain peaks. The blues, the greys, the browns – all of which often tend to the pure whiteness of the Himalayan ranges – in Santosh’s paintings prove this point. ‘I am inspired by Kashmir intensely. It is in my blood. When I see other things in other places, the image of Kashmir haunts me with its naked and over laden peaks, the engulfing whiteness of winter and the tall, dark trees rising majestically into the skies’, says Santosh. The artist sensed the possibility of a kind of severity and rigidity in the delineation of this conical form, which might have led him to texture in order to relieve the all too precise structure, to add a new formal dimension. This feeling for Kashmir landscape has grown more subjective during the years he has been away from home.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1965 | Painting | FineArts | 00561023
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1965 | Painting | FineArts | 00561023
In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1965), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series VIII by Osian's, which concluded on 31 January 2007 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹38,40,000 ($86,937). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 0022189
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 0022189
I feel there are only two alternatives before everyone of us, in regard to the insurmountable problems before us. Either we have to renounce life and this world and go to the Himalayas or be part of the grand muddle of life as we know it. My own inclination is to go through the phenomenal world which in any case no one can avoid. Then why not accept it with equanimity, this world of maya, and try to sublimate some aspect of experience of life. This is the only tantric basis I have relied upon in my work. I am convinced that pleasure is no sin. In fact, contentment is bliss. Sex is an act of life, and I regard it as a symbol of all desire. And it has been so from times immemorial. Even the Buddha could not quell it in his followers. Indeed sex became taboo; it only went underground and was indulged in secretly. And those who believed in it as a necessary discipline made a secret cult of it. Sex and desire are never regarded as an end in themselves, but a means of self-realisation. It is a questing of knowing, and knowing fully to the point of satiation, before transcending its hold.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1971 | Painting | FineArts | 00374345
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1971 | Painting | FineArts | 00374345
In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1971), offered in the Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings by Bowrings, which concluded on 21 March 2002 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,60,000 ($3,282). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1977 | Painting | FineArts | 00371308
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1977 | Painting | FineArts | 00371308
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1977), 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 ₹25,281 ($805). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1978 | Painting | FineArts | 00371304
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1978 | Painting | FineArts | 00371304
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1978), 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 ₹99,303 ($3,162). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1990 | Painting | 00880066
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1990 | Painting | 00880066
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1990), 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 ₹25,47,330 ($57,000). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | FineArts | 00355378
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | FineArts | 00355378
In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1990), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 20 September 2023 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹57,69,592.29 ($69,300). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00355192
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00355192
In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1991), offered in the Modern Treasures by Asta Guru, which concluded on 02 September 2023 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹49,41,044 ($59,772.04). 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.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art. 09 October 1992, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861838
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Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art. 09 October 1992, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861838
On 09 October 1992, G.R. Santosh made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Figures was presented as Lot 147 in Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art, conducted by Sotheby's in New Delhi, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled (The Temple of the Divine). Acrylic on canvas, 1992 | Painting | FineArts | 00594833
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled (The Temple of the Divine). Acrylic on canvas, 1992 | Painting | FineArts | 00594833
In 2017, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (The Temple of the Divine) (1992), offered in the Modern & Contemporary Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 23 August 2017 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹44,52,800 ($69,436.99). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1992 | Painting | EconomicsArt | 00869696
Santosh, G.R. (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1992 | Painting | EconomicsArt | 00869696
In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1992), offered in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 19 March 2025 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹2,50,68,163.68 ($289,800). 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.
Santosh, G.R. (Artist) and Kishore Singh (Editor). Awakening - A Retrospective of G. R. Santosh. New Delhi: DAG, 2011 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882994
Santosh, G.R. (Artist) and Kishore Singh (Editor). Awakening - A Retrospective of G. R. Santosh. New Delhi: DAG, 2011 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882994
In 2011, Awakening A Retrospective of G. R. Santosh marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of G.R. Santosh, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

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