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1926

Biren De was born in 1926 in Faridpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh.

De, Biren (Artist). Portrait of Most Reverend Monsignor Joseph Fernandes - Archbishop of Delhi. Oil on canvas, 1954 | Painting | FineArts | 00371582

De, Biren (Artist). Portrait of Most Reverend Monsignor Joseph Fernandes - Archbishop of Delhi. Oil on canvas, 1954 | Painting | FineArts | 00371582

1954

Public Auction High

In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Portrait of Most Reverend Monsignor Joseph Fernandes - Archbishop of Delhi, 1954. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Woman with a Vase. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00371300

De, Biren (Artist). Woman with a Vase. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00371300

1956

Public Auction High

In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Woman with a Vase, 1956. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Mother. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00599055

De, Biren (Artist). Mother. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00599055

1956

Public Auction High

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Mother, 1956. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Widows. Oil on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 00752316

De, Biren (Artist). Widows. Oil on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 00752316

1957

biren-de · 1957 · Oil on canvas · Widows

Public Auction High & Literary Reference

In 1999, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Widows, 1957. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

Stylized figures in a compressed space. The figures and the environment are bound together by a strong grid of black lines, the colours, which are filled in are militant and cannot be ignored. They are either somber or luminous; the figures are sharply modeled and have a peg like three-dimensionality. Each part of the figures is distinct and to a certain degree a symbol of itself, yet it is united and belongs to a whole.

De, Biren (Artist). Figures. Oil on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 0022160

De, Biren (Artist). Figures. Oil on canvas, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 0022160

1957

Public Auction High

In 2012, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Figures, 1957. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Moon and the Fish. Oil on board, 1958 | Painting | FineArts | 00371518

De, Biren (Artist). Moon and the Fish. Oil on board, 1958 | Painting | FineArts | 00371518

1958

Public Auction High

In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Moon and the Fish, 1958. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 0022164

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 0022164

1959

Public Auction High

In 2012, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled, 1959. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1963 | Painting | FineArts | 00555601

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1963 | Painting | FineArts | 00555601

1963

biren-de · 1963 · Oil on canvas · Untitled

Public Auction High & Literary Reference

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled, 1963. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

By now the shapes which were first definite and then indefinite and broad became reduced to two major forms. Some curved and U-like – which may be thought of as feminine and others straight and wedge like or masculine. These symbols were small and were arranged or moved or floated within the space of the frame. The ground was coloured more softly and the colours were textured. Biren also began to use impasto and the thickness or thinness of the paint formed a subsidiary interest…A new phase had begun and becomes consolidated about 1963…The colour is vibrant and rich with large areas of black or ‘dark’ and with occasional areas of purple or green…Biren’s recent work seeks the unity of these and other fundamental shapes. They are not new, for it is the ancient circle and square, the U and the cylinder that are here. But the forms are confronted or fitted or involved in a unique way.

De, Biren (Artist). The Movement. Oil on canvas, 1967 | Painting | FineArts | 00575188

De, Biren (Artist). The Movement. Oil on canvas, 1967 | Painting | FineArts | 00575188

1967

Public Auction High

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of The Movement, 1967. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 00416786

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 00416786

1970

Public Auction High

In 2022, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled, 1970. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00603396

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00603396

1972

Public Auction High

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled, 1972. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). September '73. Oil on canvas, 1973 | Painting | FineArts | 00335957

De, Biren (Artist). September '73. Oil on canvas, 1973 | Painting | FineArts | 00335957

1973

Public Auction High

In 2018, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of September '73, 1973. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). April '74. Oil on canvas, 1974 | Painting | FineArts | 00600635

De, Biren (Artist). April '74. Oil on canvas, 1974 | Painting | FineArts | 00600635

1974

Public Auction High

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of April '74, 1974. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). August '74. Oil on canvas, 1974 | Painting | FineArts | 00362266

De, Biren (Artist). August '74. Oil on canvas, 1974 | Painting | FineArts | 00362266

1974

Public Auction High

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of August '74, 1974. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00555922

De, Biren (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00555922

1983

Public Auction High

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled, 1983. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Sketchbook. Various media, mid 1980s | Drawing | FineArts | 00371708

De, Biren (Artist). Sketchbook. Various media, mid 1980s | Drawing | FineArts | 00371708

1985

Public Auction High

In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Sketchbook, 1985. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). August' 88. Oil on canvas, 1988 | Painting | FineArts | 00597810

De, Biren (Artist). August' 88. Oil on canvas, 1988 | Painting | FineArts | 00597810

1988

Public Auction High

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of August' 88, 1988. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). October '91. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00375793

De, Biren (Artist). October '91. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00375793

1991

Public Auction High

In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of October '91, 1991. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). May '91. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00600825

De, Biren (Artist). May '91. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00600825

1991

Public Auction High

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of May '91, 1991. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). March '94. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00376618

De, Biren (Artist). March '94. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00376618

1994

Public Auction High

In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of March '94, 1994. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

De, Biren (Artist). Light Ascending (May '97). Oil on canvas, 1997 | Painting | FineArts | 00599099

De, Biren (Artist). Light Ascending (May '97). Oil on canvas, 1997 | Painting | FineArts | 00599099

1997

Public Auction High

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Light Ascending (May '97), 1997. This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the work and its reception within the broader art world.

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 30 June 2009, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00857397

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art. 30 June 2009, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00857397

2009

Featured on Auction Catalogue Cover

In 2009, an artwork by Biren De was featured on the cover of Osians: Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art (June 2009, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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