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Introduction

Date of Birth
01 Jan 1929
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Place of Birth
Howrah, West Bengal, India
State Country of Birth
West Bengal, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1961

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Water Colours and Mixed Media Works, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  2. 1962

    1. Exhibition of Paintings in oil, Watercolour and Mixed Media Works, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  3. 1963

    1. Arts and Prints Gallery, Kolkata, India
    2. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  4. 1964

    1. Arts and Prints Gallery, Kolkata, India
    2. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India
    3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  5. 1965

    1. Artistry House, Kolkata, India
    2. Artistry House, Kolkata, India
    3. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  6. 1966

    1. Priyadarshini Gallery, Kolkata, India

  7. 1967

    1. Arts and Prints Gallery, Kolkata, India

  8. 1968

    1. Group Show at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, India

  9. 1969

    1. All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India
    2. National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  10. 1970

    1. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  11. 1971

    1. Recent Paintings, Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India

      04 Jan 1971 to 14 Jan 1971

    2. Calcutta Information Centre, Kolkata, India
    3. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  12. 1972

    1. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, India
    3. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    4. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  13. 1973

    1. Paintings, Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India

      04 Apr 1973 to 13 Apr 1973

    2. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  14. 1974

    1. Paintings and Collages, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

      01 Nov 1974 to 08 Nov 1974

    2. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  15. 1975

    1. 3rd Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    2. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    3. Alliance Francaise, Kolkata, India
    4. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

  16. 1976

    1. French Cultural Centre, Kolkata, India
    2. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    3. Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India

  17. 1977

    1. Exhibition of Paintings by Rabin Mondal, Presented by Calcutta Painters, Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

      14 Feb 1977 to 20 Feb 1977

    2. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  18. 1978

    1. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    2. Alliance Francaise, Kolkata, India
    3. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    4. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  19. 1979

    1. Exhibition of Paintings on King Theme, Presented by Diologue, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

      29 May 1979 to 03 Jun 1979

    2. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    3. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

  20. 1980

    1. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    2. Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai, India
    3. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    4. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    5. Participates in the Miniature Format Exhibition organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  21. 1981

    1. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    2. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  22. 1982

    1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

      22 Feb 1982 to 06 Mar 1982

    2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  23. 1983

    1. Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    3. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  24. 1984

    1. 02 May 1984 to 13 May 1984

    2. Participates at the Tokyo Biennale, Japan

  25. 1985

    1. Calcutta Information Centre, Kolkata, India
    2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  26. 1987

    1. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    2. Faces Paintings and Mixed Media Works by Rabin Mondal, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata, India

      02 May 1987 to 12 May 1987

  27. 1988

    1. Art for CRY exhibitions at Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru
    2. Show organised by Galerie 88, Kolkata, India

  28. 1989

    1. Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Participates in the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust Exhibition, New Delhi, India
    3. Participates in the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust Exhibition, New Delhi and Declaration of Human Rights and Liberty Exhibition, Kolkata, India

  29. 1990

    1. Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  30. 1991

    1. L. T. G. Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  31. 1992

    1. Contemporary Indian Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  32. 1993

    1. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Little Art Gallery, Kolkata, India

  33. 1994

    1. L. T. G. Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

    2. 05 Nov 1994 to 21 Nov 1994

  34. 1995

    1. Participates in the exhibition organised by the Rotary Club of Kolkata Metropolitan, Kolkata, India
    2. Galerie La Mère, Kolkata, India

  35. 1996

    1. Watercolours from West Bengal, Organised by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai, India
    2. L. T. G. Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    3. 5th All India Veteran Artists Exhibition, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India

  36. 1997

    1. Participates in Kolkata Metropolitan Art Festival, Kolkata, India
    2. The Intuitive-Logic II, Exhibition & Auction, Organised by Neville Tuli for HEART, Mumbai, India

  37. 1998

    1. Selected Paintings in Small Format, Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      03 Jul 1998 to 25 Jul 1998

    2. Intercity & RAD, Rotary Club of Kolkata, India
    3. 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Contemporary Painters, Organised by the Centre Art Gallery, Kolkata, India

  38. 1999

    1. Paintings & Drawings, The Alternative Art Gallery, Kolkata, India

      24 Mar 1999 to 07 Apr 1999

  39. 2000

    1. Exhibition with Kolkata Painters at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  40. 2001

    1. Exhibition and auction at Art for Heart's Sake, Mumbai, India
    2. Exhibition with Kolkata Painters at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

  41. 2002

    1. Recent Works, Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India

      15 Feb 2002 to 27 Feb 2002

    2. Exhibition with the Kolkata Painters at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
    4. Osian's Exhibition & Auction, Curated by Neville Tuli, held in Mumbai, India

  42. 2003

    1. 06 Oct 2003 to 26 Oct 2003

    2. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  43. 2004

    1. Exhibits with the Kolkata Painters at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  44. 2005

    1. 14 Sep 2005 to 20 Sep 2005

    2. After the Fall: Time, Life & Art of Rabin Mondal, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, ITC Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers, Kolkata, India

      20 Aug 2005 to 23 Aug 2005

    3. Exhibits with the Kolkata Painters at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
    4. Cubism in Asia 2005-06 held in Tokyo, Korea & Singapore
    5. After the Fall: Time, Life & Art of Rabin Mondal, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      18 Jul 2005 to 27 Jul 2005

  45. 2006

    1. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  46. 2007

    1. Still Life: Adaptation in 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  47. 2008

  48. 2009

    2. The Root of Everything, Gallery Mementos, Bengaluru, India

  49. 2010

    1. The Living Insignia, Gallery Ensign, New Delhi, India
    2. Pretty Ugly, Bose Pacia, Kolkata, India

  50. 2012

    1. 25 Jan 2012 to 17 Mar 2012

  51. 2013

    1. Manifestations X: 75 artists, 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Dec 2013 to 08 Mar 2014

  52. 2014

    1. 21 Dec 2014 to 27 Mar 2015

    2. Manifestations XI: 75 Artists, 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      15 Oct 2014 to 15 Nov 2014

    3. Indian Abstracts, An Absence Of Form, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      11 Aug 2014 to 30 Sep 2014

    4. Art of Bengal, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      09 Oct 2014 to 08 Nov 2014

    5. Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses In 19th And 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      11 Oct 2014 to 08 Nov 2014

    6. Indian Abstracts, An Absence Of Form, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      07 Dec 2014 to 05 Feb 2015

  53. 2015

    1. Kingdom of Exile: A Rabin Mondal Retrospective, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      20 Jul 2015 to 12 Sep 2015

    2. Indian Abstracts, An Absence Of Form, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      13 Jun 2015 to 12 Sep 2015

    3. Indian Modern: Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      18 Mar 2015 to 06 Jun 2015

  54. 2016

    1. Kingdom of Exile: A Retrospective, DAG Modern, New York, USA

      07 Jun 2016 to 03 Sep 2016

    2. Art of Bengal, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      10 Dec 2016 to 10 Mar 2017

  55. 2017

    1. Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art. Edition II, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      01 Mar 2017 to 30 Jun 2017

  56. 2018

    1. Luxury Lifestyle Weekend, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      09 Mar 2018 to 11 Mar 2018

    2. The Summer Show, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      01 Apr 2018 to 06 Aug 2018

    3. Masterpiece London 2018, Delhi Art Gallery, London, UK

      27 Jun 2018 to 04 Jul 2018

    4. AD Design Show, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      26 Oct 2018 to 28 Oct 2018

  57. 2019

    1. The Sixties Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Sep 2019 to 28 Nov 2019

    2. Primitivism, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      15 Nov 2019 to 05 Feb 2020

    3. The Seventies Show, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      02 Dec 2019 to 25 Jan 2020

  58. 2020

    1. Ghare Baire, The World, The Home and Beyond: 18th-20th Century Art in Bengal at the iconic Old Currency Building in Kolkata, India, Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and curated and organised by DAG, in collaboration with NGMA

      12 Jan 2020 to 31 Jan 2022

    2. The Sixties Show, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      10 Feb 2020 to 31 Dec 2020

    3. Primitivism & Modern Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      15 Mar 2020 to 31 Mar 2021

    4. Works on Paper - Mapping Subjects & Methods, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  59. 2021

    1. Home is a Place, Interiority in Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      12 Apr 2021 to 04 Aug 2021

    2. The Wonder of India, A Show Celebrating the Wonders of 19th and 20th Century Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      09 Jul 2021 to 15 Oct 2021

    3. Indian Blue: From Realism To Abstraction, Delhi Art Gallery, The Claridges, Delhi, India

      10 Oct 2021 to 01 Dec 2021

    4. The Centum Series Edition 1, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India, Online

      15 Mar 2021 to 21 Mar 2021

    5. New Found Lands, The Indian Landscape from Empire to Freedom, Delhi Art Gallery, New York, USA

      02 Apr 2021

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Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Rabin Mondal, 1984 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882465
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Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Rabin Mondal, 1984 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882465

Chronicled Highlights

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Rabin Mondal
1929Born
Rabin Mondal
Rabin Mondal was born in 1929 in Howrah, West Bengal, India.
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Untitled (Christ With Cross). Oil on canvas, 1963 | Painting | 00879853
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Untitled (Christ With Cross). Oil on canvas, 1963 | Painting | 00879853
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Christ With Cross) (1963), offered in the Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series VI: With Rare Drawings and Books on Indian Contemporary Art by Osian's, which concluded on 01 March 2006 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹29,90,000 ($67,418). 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.
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Genocide II. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00598771
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Genocide II. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00598771
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Genocide II (1972), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings from The Wilberding Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 20 September 2005 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹28,98,060 ($66,000). 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.
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Crucifixion. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00376597
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Crucifixion. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00376597
The urban situation is very complex. Modernism implies a discarding of mythical structures, but the residual elements of myths still exist not only among religious but among intellectuals too. Social scientists have altered these to their taste and made them fashionable. To communicate your experience aesthetically you have to reverse the process of demythologization and to revitalize myths once more. Perhaps the human fear of disorder, chaos and the complexity of life can only be related through myths. In my work I try visually to relate myths to existential uprootedness and disruption, I do not work from any particular myth but the general mythical feelings about creation and destruction, sin and propitiation - eschatology. I am not only talking about the disorder that is set in motion by the misuse of political power, but also pointing out what the abuse of technology has inflicted on us.
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Around the Cross. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00362937
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Around the Cross. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00362937
Art is an expression of my innermost self. I portray emotions with my brush, oils, pencil, and charcoal. And before I can exercise it on the canvas, I am transported into another world. I gradually find my canvas coming alive.
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Paintings. 16 May 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861887
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Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Paintings. 16 May 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861887
On 16 May 2002, Rabin Mondal made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Untitled was presented as Lot 78 in Modern Indian Paintings , conducted by Saffronart in Online, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Kingdom of Exile - A Rabin Mondal Retrospective. New Delhi: DAG, 2014 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | FineArts | 00859353
Mondal, Rabin (Artist). Kingdom of Exile - A Rabin Mondal Retrospective. New Delhi: DAG, 2014 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | FineArts | 00859353
In 2014, Kingdom of Exile A Rabin Mondal Retrospective marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Rabin Mondal, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

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