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 | 00845456

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Modern Indian Painting, 1949 | Authored Book | 00845456

Indian Art, 1951 | Edited Book | 00845788

Indian Art, 1951 | Edited Book | 00845788

Appasamy, Jaya (Essayist). Some Contemporary Painters in Delhi. In <i>Marg.</i> 7(4). September 1954 | Essay | 00668940

Appasamy, Jaya (Essayist). Some Contemporary Painters in Delhi. In Marg. 7(4). September 1954 | Essay | 00668940

Anonymous (Essayist). Kanwal Krishna. In <i>Marg.</i> 10(2). March 1957 | Essay | 00668853

Anonymous (Essayist). Kanwal Krishna. In Marg. 10(2). March 1957 | Essay | 00668853

Moitra, Dwijendra (Editor). Academy of Fine Arts, 1960 | Edited Book | 00845821

Moitra, Dwijendra (Editor). Academy of Fine Arts, 1960 | Edited Book | 00845821

Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book | 00845439

Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book | 00845439

Janakiram, P.V. (Editor). Artrends, October 1964 | Bulletin | 00842092

Janakiram, P.V. (Editor). Artrends, October 1964 | Bulletin | 00842092

Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor, design and layout). Lalit Kala Contemporary, September 1966 | Journal | 00857956

Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor, design and layout). Lalit Kala Contemporary, September 1966 | Journal | 00857956

Karia, Bhupendra (Essayist). Kanwal Krishna. In <i>Marg.</i> 19(4). September 1966 | Essay | 00668904

Karia, Bhupendra (Essayist). Kanwal Krishna. In Marg. 19(4). September 1966 | Essay | 00668904

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Contemporary Indian Art, 1969 | Authored Book | 00845457

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Contemporary Indian Art, 1969 | Authored Book | 00845457

Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974 | Edited Book | 00845915

Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974 | Edited Book | 00845915

Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450

Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450

Aryan, Krishan Chander (Author). Punjab Painting, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845410

Aryan, Krishan Chander (Author). Punjab Painting, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845410

Kapur, Geeta (Author). Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979 | Authored Book | 00845437

Kapur, Geeta (Author). Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979 | Authored Book | 00845437

Ghose, D.C. (Author). Bibliography of Modern Indian Art, 1980 | Authored Book | 00845431

Ghose, D.C. (Author). Bibliography of Modern Indian Art, 1980 | Authored Book | 00845431

Gallery Chemould (Organiser). Collectors' Choice, 1985 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858793

Gallery Chemould (Organiser). Collectors' Choice, 1985 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858793

Devi, D. (Author). Hand-Book of Modern Indian Art, 1986 | Authored Book | 00845429

Devi, D. (Author). Hand-Book of Modern Indian Art, 1986 | Authored Book | 00845429

Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 5, 1985-1986 | Journal | 00842126

Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 5, 1985-1986 | Journal | 00842126

Krishna, Kanwal (Essayist). Mavasi Ram. In <i>Art Heritage 6.</i> Season 10. 1987 | Essay | 00851705

Krishna, Kanwal (Essayist). Mavasi Ram. In Art Heritage 6. Season 10. 1987 | Essay | 00851705

Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 6, 1986-1987 | Journal | 00842127

Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage 6, 1986-1987 | Journal | 00842127

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