Amitava Das | Tuli Research Centre for India Studies

Introduction

Zodiac sign: Gemini
Place of Birth: New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
State Country of Birth: NCT of Delhi, India

Exhibitions

1968
1. Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1969
1. Art Today I, Kunika-Chemould Gallery, New Delhi, India
1970
1. Art Today II, Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Art Today II, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1971
1. Art Today III, Graphics & Drawings, Ashoka Galley, New Delhi, India
1974
1. New Group, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1975
1. Under Thirty Five, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1976
1. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Twenty Artists, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1977
1. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. The Pictorial Space, Curated by Geeta Kapur, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Selected works from Lalit Kala Akademi's Collection, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, India
4. Two Painters, Amitava Das, Manjit Bawa, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
5. Art India 77, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1978
2. Garhi Prints, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1979
1. Indian Art Today, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
2. Serigraphs, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India
3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1980
1. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
2. Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, India
3. Indian Contemporary Prints, Dubai, UAE
4. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India
1981
1. All India Exhibition of Drawings, Chennai and New Delhi, India
2. Prints, Gallery Steinmetz, Bonn, West Germany
1982
1. Grenchen Triennale, International exhibition of Prints, Grenchen, Switzerland
2. Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1983
1. Seven Painters, Maurya Gallery, New Delhi, India
1984
1. Contemporary Indian Painting, Moscow, Vienna
2. Fredrikstad Biennale of Prints, Norway
1985
1. Some Aspects of Indian Art Today, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
2. Graphics 85, All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1986
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1987
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1989
1. Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
2. Contemporary Indian Paintings, Darmstadt, West Germany
3. Miniature Works, Habiart Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
4. Artist's Alert, Organised by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Graphics 88 - All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1990
1. Paintings, Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
  10 Sep 1990 to 20 Sep 1990
2. War and Peace: Contemporary Paintings, Organised by Max Mueller Bhavan and Birla Academy of Art & Culture at Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai
1991
1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
2. Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
3. Artists for Helpage, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
4. Contemporary Indian Art, Munich, Germany
5. Three Contemporary Artists, Bremen, Germany
1992
2. Contemporary Indian Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. Pioneers to the New Generation, Arts Acre, 24 Parganas ( North ), West Bengal, India
4. Artists Against Communalism, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Safdar Hashmi Marg, New Delhi, India
5. Contemporary Indian Art, Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
6. Birla Academy of Art & Culture Anniversary Show, Kolkata, India
1993
1. 04 Mar 1993 to 18 Mar 1993
2. Wollongong City Gallery, Australia
3. Indische Gegenwartskunst, Mainz, Germany & Stettin, Poland
4. India Song: Multiple Streams in Indian Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
5. Canberra School of Art, Australia
6. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
7. Campbell Town City Art Gallery, Australia
1994
1. Works on Paper from 1972-94, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, India
  10 Dec 1994 to 07 Jan 1995
2. 20 Mar 1994 to 11 Apr 1994
3. Drawings 94, Organised by Gallery Espace, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
4. Art for Children's Sake, Mobile Creche, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
5. Summer Show I, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
1995
1. Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Arts & Culture, Kolkata, India
2. Art for CRY : An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
3. View from the Edge, Curated by Sanjay Kumar, Jehangir Art Gallery and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
1997
1. 20 Mar 1997 to 23 Apr 1997
1998
1. 29 Apr 1998 to 09 May 1998
2. Works on Paper, Art Inc., New Delhi, India
1999
1. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
2000
1. 07 Feb 2000 to 23 Feb 2000
2001
1. Engendering Images of a Woman, Presented by The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (April - May)
2002
2003
1. 09 Sep 2003 to 17 Sep 2003
2004
1. 10 Apr 2004 to 24 Apr 2004
2. The Dual Path of Indian Art Today: Part I, Galerie Mulier & Plate, Munich, Germany
3. Manifestations II, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
4. Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2005
1. 24 Nov 2005
2. Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
3. Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
2006
1. Come Play with Me, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. 21 Mar 2006 to 12 Apr 2006
3. The Naked Line, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
4. Annual Show, Centre for International Modern Art, Kolkata, India
2007
1. Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Inaugural Show New Space, Colaba, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  18 Feb 2007 to 24 Feb 2007
4. Selected Works on Paper 1970 - 2007, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  18 Aug 2007 to 13 Sep 2007
5. Still Life: Adaptation in 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2008
1. Amitava Das Sold Exhibition, Gallery Arts lndia, Murray Hill, New York, USA
  07 Feb 2008 to 01 Mar 2008
3. Annual Show, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
4. Zeitgenoessische Kunst aus Indien: Part II, Galerie Mulier & Plate, Munich, Germany
5. Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
2009
1. Jashn Osianama - 500 Years of Violence & Non- Violence organised by Osian's - Connoisseur's of Art at the Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi & Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. Summer Show Centre for International Modern Art, Kolkata, India
3. Egyptian and Indian Painters at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Cairo, Egypt
2010
2. Manifestations IV, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011
1. Indian Contemporary Art: The Intuitive - Logic Revisited, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
  26 Jan 2011 to 30 Jan 2011
2. Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011
3. Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011
4. Melange, The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata, India
2012
1. Manifestations VIII, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  22 Nov 2012 to 29 Dec 2012
2013
1. Manifestations IX, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. In House, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  06 Jul 2013 to 11 Nov 2013
2014
1. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New Delhi, India
  11 Aug 2014 to 30 Sep 2014
2. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG)Mumbai, India
  07 Dec 2014 to 05 Feb 2015
2015
1. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New York, USA
  13 Jun 2015 to 12 Sep 2015
2. A Requiem, A Prayer, A Song, Aakriti Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  31 Jan 2015 to 28 Feb 2015
3. Art Exchange, Sakshi Gallery, Colaba, Mumbai India
  01 Jul 2015 to 06 Aug 2015
2019
1. Sightings: Out of the Wild, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), Noida, India
  17 Sep 2019 to 05 Jan 2020
2. The Seventies Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  02 Dec 2019 to 25 Jan 2020
2020
1. Katarvel: Journeys into the Foundation, B&G Collection, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  27 Feb 2020 to 31 Mar 2020
2021
1. The Centum Series Edition 2, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India Online
  11 Jun 2021 to 17 Jun 2021
2. The Centum Series Edition 1, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India Online
  15 Mar 2021 to 21 Mar 2021
3. Indian Blue: From Realism To Abstraction, Delhi Art Gallery, The Claridges, Delhi, India
  10 Oct 2021 to 13 Dec 2021
2023
1. INK – Group Show, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  13 Oct 2023 to 17 Nov 2023
2024
1. Lost Horizon by Amitava Das | Paintings from 1975–2010, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  08 Aug 2024 to 26 Sep 2024
2. If We Knew the Point, Amitava, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), Saket, New Delhi, India
  27 Jul 2024 to 30 Sep 2024
3. The Work of Art: Iteration In Multiples, Fragments And Reflection. Part IV, The Guild Art Gallery, Alibaug, Mumbai, India
  20 Jul 2024 to 27 Sep 2024
4. Memory Fields, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  29 Nov 2024 to 12 Dec 2024

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Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

1978
1987
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1989
1. Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
1990
1. Paintings, Sakshi Gallery, Chennai, India
  10 Sep 1990 to 20 Sep 1990
1991
1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
2. Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
1992
1993
1. 04 Mar 1993 to 18 Mar 1993
1994
1. Works on Paper from 1972-94, Eicher Gallery, New Delhi, India
  10 Dec 1994 to 07 Jan 1995
2. 20 Mar 1994 to 11 Apr 1994
1997
1. 20 Mar 1997 to 23 Apr 1997
1998
1. 29 Apr 1998 to 09 May 1998
2. Works on Paper, Art Inc., New Delhi, India
1999
1. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
2000
1. 07 Feb 2000 to 23 Feb 2000
2003
1. 09 Sep 2003 to 17 Sep 2003
2004
1. 10 Apr 2004 to 24 Apr 2004
2005
1. 24 Nov 2005
2006
1. Come Play with Me, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. 21 Mar 2006 to 12 Apr 2006
2007
1. Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Inaugural Show New Space, Colaba, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  18 Feb 2007 to 24 Feb 2007
4. Selected Works on Paper 1970 - 2007, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  18 Aug 2007 to 13 Sep 2007
2008
1. Amitava Das Sold Exhibition, Gallery Arts lndia, Murray Hill, New York, USA
  07 Feb 2008 to 01 Mar 2008
2010
2024
1. Lost Horizon by Amitava Das | Paintings from 1975–2010, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  08 Aug 2024 to 26 Sep 2024
2. If We Knew the Point, Amitava, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), Saket, New Delhi, India
  27 Jul 2024 to 30 Sep 2024

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Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

1968
1. Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1969
1. Art Today I, Kunika-Chemould Gallery, New Delhi, India
1970
1. Art Today II, Ashoka Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Art Today II, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1971
1. Art Today III, Graphics & Drawings, Ashoka Galley, New Delhi, India
1974
1. New Group, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1975
1. Under Thirty Five, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1976
1. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Twenty Artists, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1977
1. New Group, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. The Pictorial Space, Curated by Geeta Kapur, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Selected works from Lalit Kala Akademi's Collection, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, India
4. Two Painters, Amitava Das, Manjit Bawa, Black Partridge Gallery, New Delhi, India
5. Art India 77, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1978
1. Garhi Prints, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
1979
1. Indian Art Today, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
2. Serigraphs, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India
3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1980
1. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
2. Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, India
3. Indian Contemporary Prints, Dubai, UAE
4. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi, India
1981
1. All India Exhibition of Drawings, Chennai and New Delhi, India
2. Prints, Gallery Steinmetz, Bonn, West Germany
1982
1. Grenchen Triennale, International exhibition of Prints, Grenchen, Switzerland
2. Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
3. All India Exhibition of Prints, Government Museum, Chandigarh, India
1983
1. Seven Painters, Maurya Gallery, New Delhi, India
1984
1. Contemporary Indian Painting, Moscow, Vienna
2. Fredrikstad Biennale of Prints, Norway
1985
1. Some Aspects of Indian Art Today, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
2. Graphics 85, All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1986
1. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1987
1. Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India
2. Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India
1988
1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
1989
1. Contemporary Indian Paintings, Darmstadt, West Germany
2. Miniature Works, Habiart Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
3. Artist's Alert, Organised by Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT), Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
4. Graphics 88 - All India Exhibition of Prints, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
1990
1. War and Peace: Contemporary Paintings, Organised by Max Mueller Bhavan and Birla Academy of Art & Culture at Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai
1991
1. Artists for Helpage, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. Contemporary Indian Art, Munich, Germany
3. Three Contemporary Artists, Bremen, Germany
1992
1. Contemporary Indian Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Pioneers to the New Generation, Arts Acre, 24 Parganas ( North ), West Bengal, India
3. Artists Against Communalism, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Safdar Hashmi Marg, New Delhi, India
4. Contemporary Indian Art, Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
5. Birla Academy of Art & Culture Anniversary Show, Kolkata, India
1993
1. Wollongong City Gallery, Australia
2. Indische Gegenwartskunst, Mainz, Germany & Stettin, Poland
3. India Song: Multiple Streams in Indian Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
4. Canberra School of Art, Australia
5. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
6. Campbell Town City Art Gallery, Australia
1994
1. Drawings 94, Organised by Gallery Espace, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
2. Art for Children's Sake, Mobile Creche, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
3. Summer Show I, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
1995
1. Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Arts & Culture, Kolkata, India
2. Art for CRY : An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
3. View from the Edge, Curated by Sanjay Kumar, Jehangir Art Gallery and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
2001
1. Engendering Images of a Woman, Presented by The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (April - May)
2002
2004
1. The Dual Path of Indian Art Today: Part I, Galerie Mulier & Plate, Munich, Germany
2. Manifestations II, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
3. Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2005
1. Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
2. Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
2006
1. The Naked Line, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. Annual Show, Centre for International Modern Art, Kolkata, India
2007
1. Still Life: Adaptation in 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2008
2. Annual Show, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
3. Zeitgenoessische Kunst aus Indien: Part II, Galerie Mulier & Plate, Munich, Germany
4. Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
2009
1. Jashn Osianama - 500 Years of Violence & Non- Violence organised by Osian's - Connoisseur's of Art at the Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi & Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2. Summer Show Centre for International Modern Art, Kolkata, India
3. Egyptian and Indian Painters at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Cairo, Egypt
2010
1. Manifestations IV, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011
1. Indian Contemporary Art: The Intuitive - Logic Revisited, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
  26 Jan 2011 to 30 Jan 2011
2. Manifestations V, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  18 Apr 2011 to 18 Jun 2011
3. Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011
4. Melange, The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata, India
2012
1. Manifestations VIII, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  22 Nov 2012 to 29 Dec 2012
2013
1. Manifestations IX, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2. In House, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  06 Jul 2013 to 11 Nov 2013
2014
1. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New Delhi, India
  11 Aug 2014 to 30 Sep 2014
2. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG)Mumbai, India
  07 Dec 2014 to 05 Feb 2015
2015
1. Indian Abstracts, An Absence of Form, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) New York, USA
  13 Jun 2015 to 12 Sep 2015
2. A Requiem, A Prayer, A Song, Aakriti Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  31 Jan 2015 to 28 Feb 2015
3. Art Exchange, Sakshi Gallery, Colaba, Mumbai India
  01 Jul 2015 to 06 Aug 2015
2019
1. Sightings: Out of the Wild, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), Noida, India
  17 Sep 2019 to 05 Jan 2020
2. The Seventies Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  02 Dec 2019 to 25 Jan 2020
2020
1. Katarvel: Journeys into the Foundation, B&G Collection, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
  27 Feb 2020 to 31 Mar 2020
2021
1. The Centum Series Edition 2, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India Online
  11 Jun 2021 to 17 Jun 2021
2. The Centum Series Edition 1, Delhi Art Gallery, (DAG) New Delhi, India Online
  15 Mar 2021 to 21 Mar 2021
3. Indian Blue: From Realism To Abstraction, Delhi Art Gallery, The Claridges, Delhi, India
  10 Oct 2021 to 13 Dec 2021
2023
1. INK – Group Show, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  13 Oct 2023 to 17 Nov 2023
2024
1. The Work of Art: Iteration In Multiples, Fragments And Reflection. Part IV, The Guild Art Gallery, Alibaug, Mumbai, India
  20 Jul 2024 to 27 Sep 2024
2. Memory Fields, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
  29 Nov 2024 to 12 Dec 2024

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New Group (Organiser). Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, 1979 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858800

Chronicled Highlights 61972 – 2004

Amitava Das — New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India.

1972

Public Auction HighDrawing

Osian's · Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft: Including the Paramparik Karigar Collection of Contemporary Indian CraftMumbai · 21 March 2009

In 2009, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Various (1972), offered in the Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft: Including the Paramparik Karigar Collection of Contemporary Indian Craft by Osian's, which concluded on 21 March 2009 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹9,60,000 ($19,002). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1972 | Drawing

Selling price

INR9,60,000

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 8,00,000 – 10,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 13,886

Medium

Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions

9.3 × 7.4 in (24 × 19 cm)

Lot

98 · Os.Mum/21.03.09

Research Categories

02Modern and Contemporary Indian Fine Arts

1980

Public Auction HighPainting

Saffronart · Winter Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary Indian ArtOnline · 08 December 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1980), 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 ₹5,58,800 ($12,061). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1980 | Painting

Selling price

INR5,58,800

179% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 1,50,000 – 2,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 341

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

45.5 × 36 in (116 × 91 cm)

Lot

143 · Sa.Onl/08.12.05

1993

Public Auction HighPainting

Osian's · Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & SculptureMumbai · 09 February 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Somalia (1993), 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 ₹4,14,000 ($9,487). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Somalia, 1993 | Painting

Selling price

INR4,14,000

Within estimate

Estimate

INR 4,00,000 – 5,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 98.28

Medium

Acrylic and oil on canvas

Dimensions

62.2 × 67.7 in (158 × 172 cm)

Lot

119 · Os.Mum/09.02.05

1999

Public Auction HighPainting

Osian's · Indian Contemporary Art: Paintings, Drawings & SculptureMumbai · 09 February 2005

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1999), 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 ₹3,45,000 ($7,906). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1999 | Painting

Selling price

INR3,45,000

Below low estimate

Estimate

INR 4,00,000 – 5,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 102

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

61.6 × 55.1 in (157 × 140 cm)

Lot

120 · Os.Mum/09.02.05

2002

Image 1/2

First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting

Osian's · Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary PaintingsMumbai · 05 December 2002

On 05 December 2002, Amitava Das made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Untitled was presented as Lot 150 in Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings, conducted by Osian's in Mumbai, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, early 1980s | Painting

Selling price

INR77,000

Below low estimate

Estimate

INR 1,25,000 – 1,75,000

Rate per sq in

INR 62.25

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

41.6 × 29.7 in (106 × 76 cm)

Lot

150 · Os.Mum/05.12.02

2004

Public Auction HighPainting

Emami Chisel · Indian Modern & Contemporary ArtOnline · 23 February 2008

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Metamorphosis II (2004), offered in the Indian Modern & Contemporary Art by Emami Chisel, which concluded on 23 February 2008 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹8,05,000 ($20,100). 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.

Das, Amitava (Artist). Metamorphosis II, 2004 | Painting

Selling price

INR8,05,000

168% above high estimate

Estimate

INR 2,00,000 – 3,00,000

Rate per sq in

INR 116

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

96.1 × 72 in (244 × 183 cm)

Lot

25 · EC.Onl/23.02.08

Economics of Art

Research Centre

Amitava Das (Artist), The Emerald Forest, 1969, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). The Emerald Forest, 1969 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Various, 1971, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1971 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Various, 1972, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Various, 1972 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Animal, 1975, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Animal, 1975 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1975, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1975 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Man in the Field, 1976, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Man in the Field, 1976 | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1978, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1978 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882147

New Group (Organiser). Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, 1979 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858800

Amitava Das (Artist), Grey Sky, 1979, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Grey Sky, late 1970s | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1980, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1980 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1981, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, early 1980s | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1987, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1987 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882148

All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (Organiser), Graphics '88, 1989, Group Exhibition Catalogue

All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society and Group 8 (Organisers). Graphics '88, 1989 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883533

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled; Untitled, 1989, Drawing

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled; Untitled, 1989 (each) | Drawing

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1990, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1990 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859000

Amitava Das (Artist), Lunar Dance, 1990, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Lunar Dance, 1990 | Painting

Ebrahim Alkazi (Editor), Art Heritage 11, 1992, Journal

Alkazi, Ebrahim and Malti Nehru (Editors). Art Heritage 11, 1991-1992 | Journal | 00842132

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1993, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882149

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1993, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859001

Sakshi Gallery (Organiser). Still Life, 1993 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858801

Electoral Roll, 1993 | Edited Book | 00846109

Amitava Das (Artist), Somalia, 1993, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Somalia, 1993 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 1994, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 1994 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882150

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 1994, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 1994 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859002

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 1994 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859003

Gallery Espace (Organiser). Drawing'94, 1994 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858781

Prayag Shukla (Editor), Drawing '94, 1994, Edited Book

Shukla, Prayag (Editor). Drawing '94, 1994 | Edited Book | 00846124

Krishna Chaitanya (Author), A History of Indian Painting, 1994, Authored Book

Chaitanya, Krishna (Author). A History of Indian Painting, 1994 | Authored Book | 00845417

K. Satchidananda Murty (Editor), The Divine Peacock, 1995, Edited Book

Murty, K. Satchidananda (Editor). The Divine Peacock, 1995 | Edited Book | 00846139

V. Sanjay Kumar (Author), View From the Edge, 1995, Authored Book

Kumar, V. Sanjay (Author). View From the Edge, 1995 | Authored Book | 00845686

Rupika Chawla (Author), Surface and Depth, 1995, Authored Book

Chawla, Rupika (Author). Surface and Depth, 1995 | Authored Book | 00845420

Anupam Sud (Curator), Mini Print '96, 1996, Group Exhibition Invitation

Sud, Anupam (Curator) and Gallery Espace (Organiser). Mini Print '96, 1996 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858795

D.C. Bhattacharya (Editor), Handlist of Major Art Objects, 1996, Edited Book

Bhattacharya, D.C. (Editor). Handlist of Major Art Objects, 1996 | Edited Book | 00846158

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1997, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, January 1997 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00883148

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 1997, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 1997 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859004

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1998, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1997-1998 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Recent Works by Amitava Das, 1998, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Recent Works by Amitava Das, 1998 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859005

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 1999, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 1999 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), The Eyes that will not Look, 1999, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). The Eyes that will not Look, 1999 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 2000, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 2000 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859006

Geeta Kapur (Author), When was Modernism, 2000, Authored Book

Kapur, Geeta (Author). When was Modernism, 2000 | Authored Book | 00845438

Gayatri Sinha (Author), Amitava Das…., 2000, Authored Book

Sinha, Gayatri (Author). Amitava Das…., 2000 | Authored Book | 00845314

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

Dalmia, Yashodhara (Author). The Making of Modern Indian Art, 2001 | Authored Book | 00845422

Pran Nath Mago (Author), Contemporary Art in India, 2001, Authored Book

Mago, Pran Nath (Author). Contemporary Art in India, 2001 | Authored Book | 00845443

Osians (Auction House), Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings, 2002, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings. 05 December 2002 | Auction Catalogue | 00861894

Art Today (Organiser). Artoscope 2002, 2002 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858803

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 2003, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2003 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882899

Amitava Das (Artist), Recent Works by Amitava, 2003, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Recent Works by Amitava, 2003 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859007

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 2003, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 2003 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava Das, 2004, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava Das, 2004 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859008

Amitava Das (Artist), Metamorphosis II, 2004, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Metamorphosis II, 2004 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Opus, 2005, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Opus, 2005 | Painting

Osians (Auction House), Indian Contemporary Art, 2005, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Contemporary Art. 09 February 2005 | Auction Catalogue | 00861915

Saffronart (Auction House), Winter Online Auction, 2005, Auction Catalogue

Saffronart (Auction House). Winter Online Auction. 08 December 2005 | Auction Catalogue | 00861928

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 2005, Solo Exhibition Invitation

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2005 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859009

Amrita Jhaveri (Author), Guide to 101 Modern & Contemporary Indian Artists, 2005, Authored Book

Jhaveri, Amrita (Author). Guide to 101 Modern & Contemporary Indian Artists, 2005 | Authored Book | 00845436

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 2005, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 2005 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 2006, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2006 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882151

Sotheby's (Auction House), The Indian Sale, 2006, Auction Catalogue

Sotheby's (Auction House). The Indian Sale. 23 May 2006 | Auction Catalogue | 00861937

Artists Directory, 2006 | Edited Book | 00846331

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 2006, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 2006 | Painting

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 2007, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2007 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882152

Osians (Auction House), The Masterpieces & ABC Series, 2007, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Masterpieces & ABC Series. 27 July 2007 | Auction Catalogue | 00861966

Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian Art, 2007, Auction Catalogue

Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Art. 17 July 2007 | Auction Catalogue | 00861965

Ina Puri (Editor), Faces of Indian Art, 2007, Edited Book

Puri, Ina (Editor). Faces of Indian Art, 2007 | Edited Book | 00846347

Amitava Das (Artist), And The Red Chair, 2007, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). And The Red Chair, 2007 | Painting

DAG (Organiser), Frame Figure Field, 2008, Group Exhibition Catalogue

DAG (Organiser) and Roobina Karode (Curator). Frame Figure Field, 2008 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883446

Osians (Auction House), Indian Modern & Contemporary Art, 2008, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 19 January 2008 | Auction Catalogue | 00861979

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 18 March 2008 | Auction Catalogue | 00861986

Emami Chisel (Auction House), Indian Modern & Contemporary Art, 2008, Auction Catalogue

Emami Chisel (Auction House). Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 23 February 2008 | Auction Catalogue | 00861982

Emami Chisel (Auction House), Contemporary and Modern Indian Art, 2008, Auction Catalogue

Emami Chisel (Auction House). Contemporary and Modern Indian Art. 08 November 2008 | Auction Catalogue | 00862015

Amitava Das (Artist), Untitled, 2008, Painting

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, 2008 | Painting

Osians (Auction House), Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art, 2009, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 30 June 2009 | Auction Catalogue | 00862043

Osians (Auction House), ABC Series, 2009, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). ABC Series. 23 January 2009 | Auction Catalogue | 00862024

Osians (Auction House), Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft, 2009, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Modern & Contemporary Art & Craft. 21 March 2009 | Auction Catalogue | 00862033

Osians (Auction House), Indian Modern & Contemporary Art, 2009, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 21 February 2009 | Auction Catalogue | 00862028

Amitava Das (Artist), Amitava, 2010, Solo Exhibition Catalogue

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2010 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00883033

Das, Amitava (Artist). Amitava, 2010 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00883019

Saffronart (Auction House), Words and Lines - II, 2012, Auction Catalogue

Saffronart (Auction House). Words and Lines - II. 02 February 2012 | Auction Catalogue | 00862107

Osians (Auction House), Creative India Series 2, 2012, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Creative India Series 2. 27 January 2012 | Auction Catalogue | 00862105

Osians (Auction House), All Creatures Great & Small, 2014, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). All Creatures Great & Small. 02 December 2014 | Auction Catalogue | 00862190

Kishore Singh (Editor), Indian Abstracts, 2014, Edited Book

Singh, Kishore (Editor). Indian Abstracts, 2014 | Edited Book | 00846425

Asta Guru (Auction House), Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction), 2015, Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction). 23 July 2015 | Auction Catalogue | 00862207

DAG (Auction House), 20th Century Indian Art, 2016, Auction Catalogue

DAG (Auction House). 20th Century Indian Art. 06 December 2016 | Auction Catalogue | 00862245

DAG (Auction House). 20th Century Indian Art. 21 August 2016 | Auction Catalogue | 00862233

Osians (Auction House), Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts & Books, 2017, Auction Catalogue

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts & Books. 07 April 2017 | Auction Catalogue | 00862257

Pundole (Auction House), The Fine Art Sale, 2018, Auction Catalogue

Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale. 26 June 2018 | Auction Catalogue | 00862285

Bonhams (Auction House), Islamic and Indian Art, 2020, Auction Catalogue

Bonhams (Auction House). Islamic and Indian Art. 11 June 2020 | Auction Catalogue | 00862346

Bonhams (Auction House), Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale, 2021, Auction Catalogue

Bonhams (Auction House). Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale. 27 May 2021 | Auction Catalogue | 00862384

Asta Guru (Auction House), Modern Indian Art, 2023, Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 21 June 2023 | Auction Catalogue | 00862480

Asta Guru (Auction House), Modern Odyssey, 2023, Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Odyssey. 12 December 2023 | Auction Catalogue | 00862499

Asta Guru (Auction House), Stroke and Structure, 2024, Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru (Auction House). Stroke and Structure. 21 June 2024 | Auction Catalogue | 00862523

Asta Guru (Auction House), Modern & Contemporary Indian Art, 2024, Auction Catalogue

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 26 September 2024 | Auction Catalogue | 00862535

Das, Amitava (Artist). Untitled, n.d. | Drawing

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All Living Souls
Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
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A.L. Syed Abanindranath Tagore Amit Ambalal Amitava Das Anita Dube Benode Behari Mukherjee Bhupen P. Khakhar Bireshwar Sen +37 more
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