Prokash Karmakar

Prokash Karmakar
Prokash Karmakar

Introduction


Date of Birth

22 Oct 1933

Zodiac sign

Libra

Date of Death

24 Feb 2014

Age

80

Place of Birth

Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Place of Death

Calcutta

State Country of Birth

West Bengal, India





Date of Birth

22 Oct 1933

Zodiac sign

Libra

Date of Death

24 Feb 2014

Age

80

Place of Birth

Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Place of Death

Calcutta

State Country of Birth

West Bengal, India




Exhibitions

Chronological Highlights

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Prokash Karmakar was born in 1933 in Calcutta West Bengal India

1933

Prokash Karmakar was born in 1933 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.

Karmakar Prokash Artist Assassinated Oil on canvas 1968 Painting FineArts 00376598
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). Assassinated. Oil on canvas, 1968 | Painting | FineArts | 00376598

1968

Public Auction High

In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Assassinated (1968), offered in the Masterpieces & Museum Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings by Osian's, which concluded on 05 December 2002 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹3,85,000 ($7,981). 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.

Karmakar Prokash Artist Conflict Series Oil on paper pasted on canvas board 1971 Painting 00881125
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). Conflict Series. Oil on paper pasted on canvas board, 1971 | Painting | 00881125

1971

Public Auction High

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Conflict Series (1971), offered in the Forty Masterpieces Museum Quality Series VII by Osian's, which concluded on 09 September 2006 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹60,00,000 ($129,674). 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.

Karmakar Prokash Artist Untitled Oil on paper 1972 Painting FineArts 00599437
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). Untitled. Oil on paper, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00599437

1972

Public Auction High

In 2003, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1972), offered in the Forty Masterpieces: 20th Century Painting and Drawing from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka by Osian's, which concluded on 27 March 2003 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹6,60,000 ($13,848). 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.

Karmakar Prokash Artist The Black Light Oil on Board 1973 Painting FineArts 00418022
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). The Black Light. Oil on Board, 1973 | Painting | FineArts | 00418022

1973

Literary Reference

Prokash likes to draw or paint birds, horses, man and woman – anything from life around him…His lines are thin or thick depending on the mood to be conveyed. He makes effective use of colour – black for an engrossing darkness or red to indicate blood-spilling as for instance when he depicts strife…He has his own symbolism. He prefers to depict a part like an eye to signify a man. Or, he makes use of green instead of a tree, because a complete depiction would disturb or destroy the overall conception.

Karmakar Prokash Artist Women In Landscape Oil on canvas 1990 Painting FineArts 00597861
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). Women In Landscape. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | FineArts | 00597861

1990

Public Auction High

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Women In Landscape (1990), 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 ₹13,80,000 ($31,622). 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.

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). India: The Passionate Detachment - Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and Books. 24 February 2001, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861871

2001

First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUC

On 24 February 2001, made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Woman was presented as Lot in India: The Passionate Detachment: Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and Books, 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.

Karmakar Prokash Artist Landscape Acrylic on canvas 2002 Painting FineArts 00599072
Karmakar, Prokash (Artist). Landscape. Acrylic on canvas, 2002 | Painting | FineArts | 00599072

2002

Public Auction High

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Landscape (2002), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series: Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 02 December 2005 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹23,00,000 ($49,869.9). 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.

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Economics of Art

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