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Avinash Chandra
Born in Simla in 1931, Chandra studied painting at the Polytechnic in Delhi, where in 1953 he joined the staff until 1956 when he moved to London. In 1951 he held his first one-man exhibition in India, showing the following years in Belfast, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm and in several cities in the UK. In 1964 he became the first Indian artist to exhibit at the Documenta in Kassel. His works were then shown in the USA, Canada...
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Honours and Awards
  • 1967 Fellowship, Fairfield Foundation, USA
  • 1965 John D Rockefeller III Fund Fellowship
  • 1962 Gold Medal, Prix Europeenne, Ostend, Belgium
  • 1954 First Prize, Narional Exhibition of Art, New Delhi
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    PAST AUCTIONS            
    Showing 4 of 30 works

    Lot 18 Details

    Summer Online Auction 26-27 June 2024

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Oil on canvas

    23.5 x 17.5 in



    Lot 95 Details

    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Acrylic and ink on canvas

    47.5 x 66.75 in



    Lot 42 Details

    Summer Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art 28-29 June 2023

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Oil and encaustic on canvas

    47 x 36 in

    Winning bid
    $26,503
    Rs 21,60,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 95 Details

    Winter Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Collectibles 9-10 December 2020

    Avinash Chandra

    Three Wheels

    Watercolour, pen and ink on paper

    13 x 24 in

    Winning bid
    $5,532
    Rs 4,03,836
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS            
    Showing 4 of 21 works

    Lot 39 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 28 March 2023

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Ink and watercolour on paper

    21.5 x 16.5 in

    Winning bid
    $512
    Rs 42,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 5 Details

    Absolute Tuesdays 12 January 2021

    Avinash Chandra

    Dongo Boats

    Watercolour on paper

    12.75 x 19 in

    Winning bid
    $2,013
    Rs 1,44,960
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 3 Details

    ABSOLUTE TUESDAYS 21 April 2020

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Watercolour on paper

    26 x 19.25 in

    Winning bid
    $2,821
    Rs 2,08,752
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 39 Details

    No Reserve Auction of Modern and Contemporary Art 9-10 July 2019

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Watercolour and ink on paper

    21.5 x 16.5 in

    Winning bid
    $896
    Rs 60,960
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    EXHIBITIONS            
    Showing 2 of 2 works

    Lot 64 Details

    Works on paper. 2-20 February 2006

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Watercolour and ink on paper

    13.25 x 24 in




    Lot 65 Details

    Works on paper. 2-20 February 2006

    Avinash Chandra

    Untitled

    Watercolour and ink on paper

    13.5 x 24.5 in







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