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Chintamoni Kar
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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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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 Principal of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta in 1956. He has held a large number of exhibitions in both India and abroad. He was awarded the Padma Bhusan by the Government of India in 1974.
The artist passed away in 2005.
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Born
1915
Kharagpur West Bengal
Died
October 3, 2005
Education
Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
1938-39 Sculpture at the Academic de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris
1960-61 Learnt Art Conservation, Conservation Laboratory of Musee de Louvre and Royal du Patrimoine Artisique, Paris
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1975 Retrospective, Kolkata
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
1975 Retrospective, Kolkata
1969 Solo Exhibition, Romania
1950 Exhibition at Galerie des Garet, France
1948-50 Exhibition at Royal Society of British Artists’
1948-50 Exhibition at Royal Academy of Art, London
1944,46,50,52 Solo Exhibitions
1938 Exhibition at Grand Salon, Paris
Participations
2013 'The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
1962 Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
1955-60 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi
Honours and Awards
1974 Awarded Padma Bhushan by Government of India
1974 Awarded Padma Bhushan by Government of India
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PAST AUCTIONS
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Lot 5
Details
FRIDAY FIVE
11 September 2020
Winning bid
$7,821
Rs 5,67,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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