Kanwal Krishna

Kanwal Krishna
Kanwal Krishna

Introduction


Zodiac sign

Capricorn

Age

83

Place of Birth

Mongomery, Punjab, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

Place of Death

New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India

State Country of Birth

Punjab, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

State Country of Death

NCT of Delhi, India



Zodiac sign

Capricorn

Age

83

Place of Birth

Mongomery, Punjab, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

Place of Death

New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India

State Country of Birth

Punjab, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

State Country of Death

NCT of Delhi, India


Chronological Highlights

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Kanwal Krishna Mongomery Punjab Undivided India Present-day Pakistan

Kanwal Krishna — Mongomery, Punjab, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan.

Krishna Kanwal Artist Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement Oil on canvas laid to board 19...
Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement. Oil on canvas laid to board, 1940 | Painting | EconomicsArt | 00870435

1940

Public Auction High

In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement (1940), offered in the The Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould CBE by Bonhams, which concluded on 05 June 2025 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹1,77,65,337.84 ($207,120.4). 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.

Krishna Kanwal Artist A Tibetan Monastery Watercolour on paper 1951 Painting FineArts 00357421
Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). A Tibetan Monastery. Watercolour on paper, 1951 | Painting | FineArts | 00357421

1951

Public Auction High

In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of A Tibetan Monastery (1951), offered in the Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 14 December 2023 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹10,95,600 ($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.

Krishna Kanwal Artist Homage To Light Series Mixed media on paper 1986 Painting FineArts 00561077
Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Homage To Light Series. Mixed media on paper, 1986 | Painting | FineArts | 00561077

1986

Literary Reference & Public Auction High

‘Light reveals the secret of darkness…’ ‘Shadows give form to Light; otherwise Light is all blankness…’ ‘…In Art Forms, Light creates shadows and not shadows create Light…’ ‘…Light reveals to us; Darkness makes us conscious…’ ‘ We can reach Light only through our shadows; otherwise the source of Light we can never trace. The realisation of our own weakness is the true source of our new energy…’ ‘New Art Forms are born and not created…’



In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Homage To Light Series (1986), 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 ₹7,80,000 ($17,659). 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.

Bonhams (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings. 16 June 1999, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861858

1999

First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUC

On 16 June 1999, Kanwal Krishna made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Preparing Curd was presented as Lot 30 in Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings, conducted by Bonhams in London, UK. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.

1940

1951

1986

1999

Economics of Art

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement, 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement, 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). A Tibetan Monastery, 1951 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). A Tibetan Monastery, 1951 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Homage To Light Series, 1986 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Homage To Light Series, 1986 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Ladakhi Woman, 1945 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Ladakhi Woman, 1945 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Harry Staunton), 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Harry Staunton), 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Gyantse, Tibet, 1938 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Gyantse, Tibet, 1938 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Lepcha orderly, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Lepcha orderly, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Himalayas, 1947 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Himalayas, 1947 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Homage to Light Series), 1987 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Homage to Light Series), 1987 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Haa Dzong, Bhutan, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Haa Dzong, Bhutan, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement, 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement, 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). A Tibetan Monastery, 1951 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). A Tibetan Monastery, 1951 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Homage To Light Series, 1986 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Homage To Light Series, 1986 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Ladakhi Woman, 1945 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Ladakhi Woman, 1945 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Harry Staunton), 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Harry Staunton), 1940 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Gyantse, Tibet, 1938 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Gyantse, Tibet, 1938 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Lepcha orderly, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Portrait of a Lepcha orderly, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Himalayas, 1947 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Himalayas, 1947 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Homage to Light Series), 1987 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Untitled (Homage to Light Series), 1987 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Haa Dzong, Bhutan, 1939 | Painting

Krishna, Kanwal (Artist). Haa Dzong, Bhutan, 1939 | Painting

Research Centre

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Modern Indian Painting, 1949 | Authored Book

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Modern Indian Painting, 1949 | Authored Book

Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book

Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book

Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974 | Edited Book

Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974 | Edited Book

Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book

Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book

Kapur, Geeta (Author). Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979 | Authored Book

Kapur, Geeta (Author). Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979 | Authored Book

Sheikh, G.M. (Editor). Contemporary Art in Baroda, 1997 | Edited Book

Sheikh, G.M. (Editor). Contemporary Art in Baroda, 1997 | Edited Book

Dalmia, Yashodhara (Author). The Making of Modern Indian Art, 2001 | Authored Book

Dalmia, Yashodhara (Author). The Making of Modern Indian Art, 2001 | Authored Book

Bartholomew, Rati (Editor). Richard Bartholomew, 2012 | Edited Book

Bartholomew, Rati (Editor). Richard Bartholomew, 2012 | Edited Book

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