Chintamoni Kar

Chintamoni Kar was born in Kharagpur, West Bengal in 1915. The Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta, served as his alma mater. He studied sculpture at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, in 1938. On his return to India, he was a teacher at the University of Calcutta. Later, he also taught at the Delhi Polytechnic. In 1946 he moved from India to London. He was elected member to the Royal Society of British Sculptors. He was elected...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1974 Awarded Padma Bhushan by Government of India
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    Lot 28 Details

    Winter Live Auction: Indian Art 15 December 2021

    Chintamoni Kar

    Untitled

    Terracotta

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    Winning bid
    $10,470
    Rs 7,80,000
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    Lot 12 Details

    Spring LIVE Auction | Mumbai, Live 5 March 2020

    Chintamoni Kar

    Untitled (Nymph...

    Bronze

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    Winning bid
    $16,000
    Rs 11,20,000
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    Lot 124 Details

    Autumn Art Auction 24-25 September 2013

    Chintamoni Kar

    Untitled

    Bronze

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    Winning bid
    $5,902
    Rs 3,60,000
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    Lot 67 Details

    24-Hour Online Absolute Auction: Editions 25-26 July 2012

    Chintamoni Kar

    Standing Woman

    Bronze

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    Winning bid
    $4,922
    Rs 2,65,800
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    Lot 5 Details

    FRIDAY FIVE 11 September 2020

    Chintamoni Kar

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    Winning bid
    $7,821
    Rs 5,67,000
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    Lot 3 Details

    No Reserve Auction of Modern and Contemporary Art 21-22 January 2020

    Chintamoni Kar

    Untitled

    Pencil on paper pasted on cardboard

    14.5 x 10.5 in

    Winning bid
    $1,123
    Rs 79,734
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)






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