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Introduction

Zodiac sign
Cancer
Place of Birth
Lothal, Gujarat, India
State Country of Birth
Gujarat, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1957

    1. Baroda Group Show, Mumbai, India
  2. 1958

    1. Baroda Group Show, Mumbai, India
  3. 1960

    1. National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  4. 1962

    1. Progressive Painters Group Show, Ahmedabad, India
  5. 1963

    1. Group 1890 Show, New Delhi, India (This exhibition was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru)
  6. 1964

    1. Triveni Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
  7. 1965

    1. Art and Print Gallery, Kolkata, India
    2. Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    3. Kunika Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    4. Indian Painting Today, London, UK
    5. Art and Print Gallery, Kolkata, India
  8. 1966

    1. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    2. Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
  9. 1967

    1. Progressive Painters Group Show, Ahmedabad, India
    2. Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
  10. 1968

    1. 1st International Triennale - India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    2. Five Contemporaries, Kunika Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
  11. 1970

    1. Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
  12. 1971

    1. Konark Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  13. 1972

    1. Exhibition of Paintings and Graphics by Thirteen Indian Artists, Alliance Francaise de Delhi, New Delhi, India

      28 Apr 1972 to 08 May 1972

  14. 1973

    1. Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  15. 1974

    1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India
  16. 1975

    1. Biennale 13 Middleheim 1975, Antwerpen, Belgium
  17. 1976

    1. Madya Pradesh Kala Parishad Gallery, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  18. 1977

    1. Pictorial Space, Conceived and compiled by Geeta Kapur, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  19. 1978

    1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
  20. 1979

    1. Sculptures, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Drawings, Visual Arts Centre, Ahemdabad, India
    3. Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Sculpture, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
  21. 1982

    1. Drawings, Garhi Artists' Studios, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy, London, UK
    3. Inaugural show of 'Roopankar', Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
  22. 1983

    1. 01 Feb 1983 to 14 Feb 1983

  23. 1989

    1. Sculptures, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    2. Timeless art, Times of India, Mumbai, India
  24. 1990

  25. 1991

  26. 1992

    1. Heads, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  27. 1993

    1. Drawings, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. 27 Oct 1993 to 16 Nov 1993

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Shah, Himmat (Artist). Himmat Shah, 1983 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882734
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Shah, Himmat (Artist). Himmat Shah, 1983 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882734

Chronicled Highlights

9 entries
Himmat Shah
Born
Himmat Shah
Himmat Shah — Lothal, Gujarat, India.
Sotheby's (Auction House). The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London. 26 March 1989, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861837
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Sotheby's (Auction House). The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London. 26 March 1989, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861837
On 26 March 1989, Himmat Shah made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Untitled was presented as Lot 11 in The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London, conducted by Sotheby's in Bombay, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Head. Terracotta, 1995 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00600791
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Head. Terracotta, 1995 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00600791
In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Head (1995), offered in the The Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art – Books, Paintings & Sculpture by Osian's, which concluded on 15 October 2004 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹4,60,194 ($10,035). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Terracotta Head. Terracotta, 1997 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00376007
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Terracotta Head. Terracotta, 1997 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00376007
In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Terracotta Head (1997), offered in the European and Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings by Bowrings, which concluded on 20 November 2002 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹80,000 ($1,659). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Head. Terracotta, 2002 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00362227
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Head. Terracotta, 2002 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00362227
Monolith head that takes the form of an iconic object, a ritual symbol or an ancestral memory. The erect form exudes a subliminal presence as matter appears to have transformed to contain the energy of a tirthankara, a guardian spirit or a linga.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze, 2004 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00599238
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze, 2004 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00599238
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2004), 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 ₹19,69,880 ($42,518). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Pregnant Woman. Bronze, 2005 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00599240
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Pregnant Woman. Bronze, 2005 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00599240
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Pregnant Woman (2005), 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 ₹5,61,440 ($12,118). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze, 2006 | Sculpture  | 00881983
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze, 2006 | Sculpture | 00881983
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2006), offered in the Modern Indian Art: Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 07 December 2006 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹36,53,925 ($81,817). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Large bronze, 2006 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00576132
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Large bronze, 2006 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00576132
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2006), 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 ₹74,03,535 ($158,500). 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.
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze; Edition 3/5, 2006 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00355046
Shah, Himmat (Artist). Untitled. Bronze; Edition 3/5, 2006 | Sculpture | FineArts | 00355046
In my heads you will see there is both fragility and transience of existence, the heightened relationship between different layers. Sculpture for me is about an intense connect and understanding of the materials and material world, and echoes of lost civilisations and cultures.

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