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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

Exhibitions

  1. 1955

    1. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  2. 1956

    1. Studio Group, Kolkata, India
  3. 1958

    1. Studio Group, Kolkata, India
  4. 1959

    1. Banga Sanskriti Sammelan, Kolkata, India
    2. Banga Sanskriti Sammelan, Mumbai, India
    3. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    4. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  5. 1960

    1. Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  6. 1961

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India
  7. 1962

    1. Banga Sanskriti Sammelan, Kolkata, India
    2. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
    3. Banga Sanskriti Sammelan, Mumbai, India
  8. 1963

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. 8 Painters, Kolkata, India
  9. 1964

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
    3. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
    4. Banga Sanskriti Sammelan, Mumbai, India
    5. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  10. 1965

    1. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
  11. 1966

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
  12. 1967

    1. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  13. 1969

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  14. 1970

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Paris, France
    3. Solo Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
  15. 1971

    1. Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, New Delhi, India
  16. 1972

    1. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
  17. 1974

    1. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
    2. Calcutta Painters, Mumbai, India
    3. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  18. 1975

    1. Calcutta Painters, Mumbai, India
    2. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
  19. 1976

    1. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
  20. 1977

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  21. 1978

    1. Dialogue, Mumbai, India
  22. 1981

    1. U.P. State Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow, India
  23. 1983

    1. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  24. 1984

    1. Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  25. 1985

    1. Calcutta Painters, New Delhi, India
    2. Commonwealth Art Exhibition, London, UK
  26. 1986

    1. Havana Biennale, Havana, Cuba
  27. 1987

    1. Dialogue, Mumbai, India
  28. 1988

    1. Group Exhibition, Galerie 88, Kolkata, India
    2. Solo Exhibition, Galier BF/14, Kolkata, India
  29. 1989

    1. Dhaka Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    2. Calcutta Painters 25 Anniversary Show, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India
    3. Calcutta Three Hundred, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India
    4. Group Exhibition, Galerie 88, Kolkata, India
    5. Human Rights, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India
    6. Solo Exhibition, Kolkata, India
  30. 1990

    1. Group Exhibition, Galerie 88, Kolkata, India
    2. Group Exhibition, Galerie 88, Kolkata, India
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Chronicled Highlights

7 entries
Prokash Karmakar
1933Born
Prokash Karmakar
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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.

Economics of Art

Research Centre

Posts 2

  1. 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.
  2. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    "What does 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 truly mean? Is freedom achieved at a single historic moment or period, or must self-rule be continually imagined, questioned and renewed? India's journey towards Swaraj was shaped not by one voice or one path, but through reform and resistance, revolution and non-violence, political thought, public protest, art, print, photography, cinema and the collective will of its people. The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗝: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, a pioneering exhibition curated by Neville Tuli. Bringing together rare artworks, prints, photographs, books, film publicity art, political propaganda and visual-textual-audio archives, SWARAJ traces India's complex journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery. From early European coastal encounters, the Bengal Renaissance and the First War of Independence in 1857 to the rise of Bharat Mata, the Tiranga, Gandhiji's inspired satyagraha, civil disobedience and mass mobilisation, the exhibition explores how the idea of India was envisioned, contested and transformed. It journeys through revolutionary movements and non-violence, subaltern uprisings, the Partition, the Constitution, the integration of the Princely States, the Emergency, wars, civic dissent and people's protests. It also foregrounds the vital role of artists, photographers, publishers, newspapers, journals, cartoons and cinema in recording and shaping the nation's political consciousness. SWARAJ invites us to encounter history not as something distant or settled, but as a daily living inheritance that continues to influence who we are and how we understand freedom, identity, and ourselves today. Watch the video for a glimpse into this expansive visual journey, and follow the exhibition as it revisualises India's political history through art, image, text and sound.

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  1. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    ArchivedOpening PreviewProject 82
    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th August 2026
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
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  2. SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    ArchivedExhibitionProject 81
    SWARAJ - Revisualising India's Political History
    An Exhibition of Modern & Contemporary Fine & Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archive
    12th - 19th August 2026
    10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
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    The Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) announces its seventh exhibition. “Swaraj – Revisualising India's Political History” -- An exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Fine and Popular Arts, Photography, Film Memorabilia and Visual-Textual-Audio Archives. Swaraj will open at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at the Visual Arts Gallery and will remain open till 7 p.m. Sunday, 16 August 2026. Tuli Research Centre for India Studies (T.R.I.S.) presents SWARAJ | Revisualising India's Political History, a pioneering inter-disciplinary offline-online exhibition conceptualised and curated by Neville Tuli with Team T.R.I.S.. SWARAJ explores India's journey towards political self-rule and self-discovery through a remarkable collection of rare modern and contemporary fine and popular arts, albums, photographs, books, prints, propaganda, cartoons, film publicity artworks and other "text-visual-audio" archives contextualised within a clear historical framework, which defines T.R.I.S.' pedagogic approach to learning. The Exhibition will be of particular interest to students and scholars of India & Cultural Studies, and India's political and modern histories as well as those interested in the passage of events and ideas from the mid-1850s leading up to the turn of the 21st century. Unique to the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies is the richness of visual material that not only exhorts a deeper understanding of the art and archival materials on display but also brings alive the multi-layered narratives of the exhibition and naturally India's journey in being ad searching for herself.
    Read More →
    +16 more