Prodosh Das Gupta

Works

P D Gupta, First Born, 1946, Bronze 0/5
First Born, 1946
12.5 x 11.5 x 8.5 in.
Bronze 0/5
ID S42
P D Gupta, Toe Point, 1950, Bronze AC2
Toe Point, 1950
12.5 x 17.5 x 12 in.
Bronze AC2
ID S9
P D Gupta, Refugee Couple, 1970, Bronze 5/6
Refugee Couple, 1970
12 x 16 x 24 in.
Bronze 5/6
ID S56
P D Gupta, Egg Dance, 1971, Bronze 4/5
Egg Dance, 1971
20.5 x 20 x 9 in.
Bronze 5/5
ID S50
P D Gupta, Egg Bride, 1973, Bronze 4/5
Egg Bride, 1973
18 x 11.5 x 12 in.
Bronze 4/5
ID S49
P D Gupta, Suryamukhi, 1978, Bronze 3/5
Suryamukhi, 1978
37 x 29 x 18.5 in.
Bronze 3/5
ID KAG39

Publications

Cover of Celebration 2016: Sixty Years of Kumar Gallery 1955 - 2015, Kumar Gallery, 2016
Kumar Gallery
2016
Celebration 2016
Sixty Years of Kumar Gallery 1955 - 2015
Cover of Celebration 2014, Kumar Gallery, 2014
Kumar Gallery
2014
Celebration 2014
Cover of Celebration 2010, Kumar Gallery, 2010
Kumar Gallery
2010
Celebration 2010
Cover of Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures and Drawings, Kumar Gallery, 2008
Kumar Gallery
2008
Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures and Drawings
Cover of Golden Jubilee: Spirit Set Free: Fifty Years of Kumar Gallery, Kumar Gallery, 2005
Kumar Gallery
2005
Golden Jubilee: Spirit Set Free
Fifty Years of Kumar Gallery
Cover of Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery, 2004
Kumar Gallery
2004
Spirit of a Century

Biography

(1912-1991)

Studied under D. P. Roy Choudhari, Royal Akademi of Arts, London and Ecole de Grand Chaumiere, Paris from 1937 to 1939). He was the Founder of Kolkata Group in 1943.

1950: Head of Dept. Sculptures, M S University, Baroda

1951: Professor, Govt. College of Arts, Kolkata

1953: Invited to 'Unknown Political Prisoner' Tate Gallery, London

1957: Tokyo Biennale

1957 – 1970: Director, NGMA, New Delhi

1982: Abanindranath Pushkar awarded by West Bengal Government

1982: Fellow, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

Kumar Gallery Shows:

2004: Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery

2005: Spirit Set Free – Golden Jubilee, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years

2009: Prodosh Das Gupta Retrospective – Sculptures and Drawings, Kumar Gallery

2010: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2011: India Art Summit, Kumar Gallery Booth A17

2012: Celebrating 100 Years of Eminent Modern Sculptor Prodosh Das Gupta (1912 – 1991), Kumar Gallery

2014: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2016: India Art Fair, Kumar Gallery Booth E5

2016: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

Select Publications:

My Sculpture, 1955

Prodosh Das Gupta Retrospective - Sculptures and Drawings published by Kumar Gallery, 2008

Press

Hindustan Times, 30 January 2016: Master StrokesMaster Strokes
Hindustan Times, 1/30/16
Deccan Herald, 28 January 2016: The Oeuvre of modern Indian MastersThe Oeuvre of modern Indian Masters
Deccan Herald, 1/28/16
The Indian Express, 27 January 2016: Tryst with the MastersTryst with the Masters
The Indian Express, 1/27/16
The Asian Age, 26 January 2016: Modern MastersModern Masters
The Asian Age, 1/26/16
ArtSlant, 25 January 2016: CelebrationCelebration
ArtSlant, 1/25/16
The Guardian, 24 January 2016: Flashes of BrillianceFlashes of Brilliance
The Guardian, 1/24/16
Business Standard, 19 January 2016: Group show of Modern Indian art mastersGroup show of Modern Indian art masters
Business Standard, 1/19/16
The Times of India, 29 March 2012: Prodosh Dasgupta: Poetry in MetalProdosh Dasgupta: Poetry in Metal
The Times of India, 3/29/12
Business Standard, 20 January 2010: Golden oldieGolden oldie
Business Standard, 1/20/10