"The basic concept of my work is life around me. Throughout my life, I have been an urbanite and have reacted to anything that has happened - either political or cultural. But obviously, my paintings are my thoughts and I think through them. Painting to me has become a kind of a language."

From the gentleness and resignation in his earlier works, Amitava has now moved on to canvases that depict the violence and avarice of modern...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1989 Fellowship from the Federal Republic of Germany for the Advanced Exposure to the Exhbition and Graphic Design
  • 1982,81,80 All India Exhibition Prints, Chandigarh
  • 1982 Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
  • 1976 National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
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    Lot 19 Details

    Words & Lines II Auction 1-2 February 2012

    Amitava Das

    Untitled

    Pen and ink on paper

    9 x 7.5 in



    Lot 74 Details

    Words & Lines II Auction 1-2 February 2012

    Amitava Das

    Untitled

    Pen and ink on paper

    8.5 x 5.5 in



    Lot 143 Details

    Auction December 2005 6-8 December 2005

    Amitava Das

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    45.5 x 36 in

    Winning bid
    $12,700
    Rs 5,58,798
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)



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    Lot 35 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 17 October 2023

    Amitava Das

    a) Untitled
    Signed and dated 'AMiTAVA ...

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    Winning bid
    $439
    Rs 36,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    Absolute Tuesdays 29 August 2023

    Amitava Das

    a) Untitled
    Signed and dated...

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    Winning bid
    $660
    Rs 54,120
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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    Lot 12 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 23 May 2023

    Amitava Das

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    36.25 x 48 in

    Winning bid
    $3,259
    Rs 2,64,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 5 Details

    Modern and Contemporary Art from Bengal 4 October 2022

    Amitava Das

    Journey into the ...

    Acrylic on canvas

    28 x 56 in



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    Lot 158 Details

    Works on paper. 2-20 February 2006

    Amitava Das

    Untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    8 x 5.5 in




    Lot 159 Details

    Works on paper. 2-20 February 2006

    Amitava Das

    untitled

    Mixed media on paper

    8 x 6 in







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