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Introduction

Date of Birth
04 Aug 1939
Zodiac sign
Leo
Date of Death
10 Aug 2015
Age
76
Place of Birth
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Place of Death
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
State Country of Birth
West Bengal, India
State Country of Death
West Bengal, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1955

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

  2. 1958

    1. Assam Cotton College, Guwahati, India
    2. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  3. 1959

    1. Artist House, Kolkata, India
    2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  4. 1960

    1. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata & Mumbai, India
    2. Ashoka Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
    3. Kumar Gallery, Kolkata, India

  5. 1961

    1. Club de Quatre Vents, Paris, France
    2. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India
    3. Gallery Tedsco, Paris, France
    4. International Art Exhibition, Poland

  6. 1962

    1. Foyer des Artistes Gallery, Paris, France
    2. Gallery Jean Lafond, Paris, France
    3. Biennale de Prix, Paris, France
    4. La Maison du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Paris, France
    5. Salon de la Jeune Peinture, Paris, France

  7. 1963

    1. Gallery Maison des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
    2. Prix de Dome, Paris, France
    3. Exposition Prix des Peintures Étrangères, Paris, France
    4. Gallery Maison des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

  8. 1964

    1. All India Fine Art and Crafts Society, AIFACS), New Delhi, India

      07 Sep 1964 to 14 Sep 1964

    2. All India Fine Art and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
    3. Society of Contemporary Artists, New Delhi & Mumbai, India
    4. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
    5. Six Young Painters of India, Organised by American Embassy, Roosevelt House, New Delhi, India
    6. National Exhibition, New Delhi, India

  9. 1965

    1. Dhoomimal Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    2. Gallery Arts & Prints, Kolkata, India
    3. All India Fine Art and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
    5. The Red Fort, New Delhi, India
    6. Indian Contemporaries, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    7. Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    8. Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India
    9. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India

  10. 1966

    1. Gallery Priyadarshini, Kolkata, India
    2. Gallery Chemould, Kolkata and Mumbai, India
    3. Open-air Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India
    4. German Social Centre, Rourkela, India
    5. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
    6. Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  11. 1967

    1. Artist's Private Residence, Kolkata, India
    2. Calcutta Information Centre, Kolkata, India
    3. Progressive Painters Association, Chennai, India
    4. Kolkata Information Centre, Kolkata, India
    5. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India
    6. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

  12. 1968

    1. Retrospective, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India
    2. Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India
    3. Society of Contemporary Artists, Santiniketan, India
    4. International Inter-Fauna Art Exhibition, Hunting Museum, Duseldorf, Germany

  13. 1969

    1. 12 Dec 1969 to 19 Dec 1969

    2. Indian Painters 69, Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India

  14. 1970

    1. Gallery Unique, Kolkata, India
    2. Gallery Chemould, Kolkata, India
    3. Society of Contemporary Artists, New Delhi, India
    4. Indiche Kunst der Gegnwant, Gallery Coray, Zurich, Hamburg, Germany

  15. 1971

    1. Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, India
    2. Heidelberg, Germany
    4. Society of Contemporary Artists, organised by Indo-American Society, at USIS, Kolkata, India
    5. Man & His Worlds, Organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi at Montreal, Canada
    6. Art Exhibition cum- Auction, in aid of Bangladesh,Mumbai, India

  16. 1972

    1. Musafir, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India
    2. USIS Auditorium, Kolkata, India
    3. Group Shows in Frankfurt, Dusseldorf & Hamburg (Germany), Tehran, (Iran), Zurich (Switzerland ) & Brussels, ( Belgium )
    4. Society of Contemporary Artists, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    5. Participated at the Bengal Pavilion in Asia 72, New Delhi, India
    6. German Club-Max Mueller Bhavan, Rourkela, India

  17. 1973

    1. Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India
    2. Exhibition in Bangladesh
    3. Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

      06 Feb 1973 to 18 Feb 1973

    4. Sponsored by the French Cultural Centre at, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India

  18. 1974

    1. Sarala Art Centre, Chennai, India
    2. Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai, India

  19. 1975

    1. Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai, India
    2. Poiker Gallery, Hamilton, New York, USA
    3. Society of Contemporary Artists, Birla Academy of Arts & Culture, Kolkata, India
    4. Hilton Gallery, Frankfurt, West Germany
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Das, Sunil (Artist). Sunil Das, 1965 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859032
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Das, Sunil (Artist). Sunil Das, 1965 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859032

Chronicled Highlights

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Sunil Das
1939Born
Sunil Das
Sunil Das was born in 1939 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Das, Sunil (Artist). Horse Series. Charcoal on paper, 1956 | Drawing | FineArts | 00376583
Das, Sunil (Artist). Horse Series. Charcoal on paper, 1956 | Drawing | FineArts | 00376583
Sunil Das made his name in this city by his lively pictures of horses. These appeared as majestic impersonations of animal vitality in his studies. There were many competitors but none could give such a sense of immense power.
Das, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Charcoal on paper, 1960 | Drawing | 00880664
Das, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Charcoal on paper, 1960 | Drawing | 00880664
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1960), offered in the The Indian Sale by Sotheby's, which concluded on 23 May 2006 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹7,00,046 ($15,379). 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, Sunil (Artist). Bull & Matador Series. Charcoal on paper, 1962 | Drawing | FineArts | 00376584
Das, Sunil (Artist). Bull & Matador Series. Charcoal on paper, 1962 | Drawing | FineArts | 00376584
In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Bull & Matador Series (1962), 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 ₹2,20,000 ($4,561). 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, Sunil (Artist). (Spanish) Bull Series. Charcoal on paper, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00417176
Das, Sunil (Artist). (Spanish) Bull Series. Charcoal on paper, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00417176
The bulls, as flamboyant, are caught in the theatre of the arena, without matadors in the frame. The engagements are evoked by the bristling, defiant and inexorably reacting beasts confronting their tauntung, glory-seeking adversaries. The lunges and passes, retreats and rallies are recorded to a spontaneous meaning of life as a tussle, a contest where skill and boldness and stoicism have to be mobilized.

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Das, Sunil (Artist). Figure at a Window. Black on orange paper, 1971 | Drawing | FineArts | 00371225
In 1992, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Figure at a Window (1971), offered in the Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 09 October 1992 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹9,350 ($311). 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, Sunil (Artist). Confrontation. Oil on canvas, 1985 | Painting | 00880140
Das, Sunil (Artist). Confrontation. Oil on canvas, 1985 | Painting | 00880140
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Confrontation (1985), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 29 March 2006 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹7,50,792 ($16,800). 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, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | FineArts | 00547873
Das, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | FineArts | 00547873
In 2021, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1990), offered in the Collectors Choice: Modern Indian Art by Asta Guru, which concluded on 21 November 2021 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹29,69,921 ($39,927.09). 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, Sunil (Artist). Woman in Black. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00375715
Das, Sunil (Artist). Woman in Black. Oil on canvas, 1991 | Painting | FineArts | 00375715
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Woman in Black (1991), offered in the Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 10 October 1997 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,56,138 ($4,312). 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.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art. 09 October 1992, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861838
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Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art. 09 October 1992, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861838
On 09 October 1992, made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Mangal Ghat was presented as Lot in Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art, conducted by Sotheby's in New Delhi, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Das, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1999 | Painting | 00881130
Das, Sunil (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1999 | Painting | 00881130
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1999), 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 ₹14,40,000 ($31,122). 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, Sunil (Artist). Woman. Oil on canvas, 2000 | Painting | FineArts | 00597862
Das, Sunil (Artist). Woman. Oil on canvas, 2000 | Painting | FineArts | 00597862
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Woman (2000), 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 ₹5,75,000 ($13,176). 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.
Art Bull (Auction House). Pre Modern and Modern Masters - Spring Auction. 20 April 2012, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862113
Art Bull (Auction House). Pre Modern and Modern Masters - Spring Auction. 20 April 2012, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862113
In 2012, an artwork by Sunil Das was featured on the cover of Art Bull: Pre Modern and Modern Masters (April 2012, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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