Bikash Bhattacharjee Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bikash Bhattacharjee Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 24, 2024
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled (Doll Series). oil on canvas 48
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled (Doll Series). oil on canvas 48 ¼ x 47 ¾ in. (122.6 x 121.3 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 24, 2024
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled. pastel on card 18 5⁄8 x 19 ½ in
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled. pastel on card 18 5⁄8 x 19 ½ in. (47.3 x 49.5 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2024
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled (Doll Series). oil on canvas 48
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled (Doll Series). oil on canvas 48 ¼ x 47 ¾ in. (122.6 x 121.3 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2024
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled. pastel on card 18 5⁄8 x 19 ½ in
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006). Untitled. pastel on card 18 5⁄8 x 19 ½ in. (47.3 x 49.5 cm.).
Christie's
Mar. 27, 2024
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Creator of Man ink on paper 18 x 11 3⁄8 i
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Creator of Man ink on paper 18 x 11 3⁄8 in. (45.7 x 28.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 28, 2023
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) In December - 19--! mixed media on paper l
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) In December - 19--! mixed media on paper laid on board 46 x 29 1/2 in. (116.8 x 74.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 28, 2023
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Portrait of an Old Man) pastel o
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Portrait of an Old Man) pastel on paper 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44 x 30 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 28, 2023
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) When She Was...! (After Censor) pastel on
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) When She Was...! (After Censor) pastel on paper laid on board 26 x 22 3/8 in. (66 x 56.8 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 19, 2022
INDIA-BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE 1940-2006 WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT PAINTING SIGNED & DATED 89 ON PAPER
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
INDIA-Bikash Bhattacharjee 1940-2006 Watercolor Portrait Painting Signed & Dated 89. Measure 14" X 14" Overall. This item is presented from a second generation private owner by way of India. Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping information, and request any condition reports or photos prior to placing a bid. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. RBFineArts CFL INC. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Please email for a condition report and photos, if desired. Emails should be received at least 48 hours in advance of the date of the auction. Please make sure you have read the Terms and Conditions* before you bid. ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS!. Any registration and/or bid placed by you guaranteed RBFineArts CFL Inc. you have read and will abide by the following Terms and Conditions of the sale. Transportation of buyer's items: For a charge of 15.00 per invoice, RBFineArts Shipping Inc. will pick up and transport your item's from the offices of RBFineArts CFL Inc. All OTHER transport to any other third party shipper there will be a 25.00 transport fee, there will be no exceptions for this condition. The buyer is responsible for paying for shipping, packing, and transport, etc. RBFineArts CFL Inc. is not responsible for packing, shipping, or transport of any items from buyer's invoice. *Please see terms and conditions for additional information on payment and shipping options
RB Fine Arts
Oct. 05, 2022
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian 1940-2006)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian 1940-2006)
Tate Ward Auctions
Sep. 21, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Portrait of - Bala Dasi oil on canvas 42 x
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Portrait of - Bala Dasi oil on canvas 42 x 40 in. (106.7 x 101.6 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 21, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) The Doll 2 mixed media on paper laid on bo
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) The Doll 2 mixed media on paper laid on board 29 3/4 x 21 5/8 in. (75.6 x 54.9 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 21, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Lady) pastel on paper 18 x 14 1/
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Lady) pastel on paper 18 x 14 1/4 in. (45.7 x 35.2 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 30, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Seated Nude) oil on canvas 36 x
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Seated Nude) oil on canvas 36 x 261/4 in. (91.4 x 66.7 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 30, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled charcoal on paper 30 x 22 in. (76
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled charcoal on paper 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 23, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Red Balloon) oil on canvas 45 7/
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Red Balloon) oil on canvas 45 7/8 X 35 3/4 in. (116.5 x 90.8 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 23, 2022
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (INDIAN 1940-2006)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (INDIAN 1940-2006) Property from a Private Collection BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (INDIAN 1940-2006) Reclining woman (recto); Standing woman (verso) signed Bikash (lower right); dated 2.2.75. (lower centre) pencil 44 x 57.3 cm (17 1/4 x 22 1/2 in) PROVENANCE: Private collection, Canada Acquired from the above by the present owner
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 15, 2021
Bikash Bhattacharjee Charcoal Portrait Drawing
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
India,1940-2006 Depicts a woman with horn rimmed glasses seated beside a vase of flowers. Bhattacharjee graduated from the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship before teaching at the Government College of Arts and Crafts. Bhattacharjee exhibited throughout India and Europe, recieving the Padma Shri award in 1988.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 15, 2021
Bikash Bhattacharjee Charcoal Portrait Drawing
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
India,1940-2006 Depicts a young woman with horn rimmed glasses reading a book. Bhattacharjee graduated from the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship before teaching at the Government College of Arts and Crafts. Bhattacharjee exhibited throughout India and Europe, recieving the Padma Shri award in 1988.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 25, 2021
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian, 1940-2006) Two Figures
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian, 1940-2006) Two Figures signed and dated '71 lower left pen and ink on paper 18.5 x 10cm (7 5/16 x 3 15/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 08, 2021
Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940-2006)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940-2006), 'Synchoptic Formula', (Cityscape), signed and dated 'Bikash 1965' (lower left), oil on canvas, 84x102 cm, Exhibited: -The Society of Contemporary Artists, Mysore road / Dharamtola street, Calcutta, as no. ‘21 Synchopatic Formula’ (a label attached to the reverse). Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940 - 2006) was one of India's premier Surrealist artists. He was born in Kolkata in 1940 and graduated from the Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship in Kolkata (1963). He taught at his alma mater from 1968-1972. Bhattacharjee began showing his works in 1965, and held numerous solo exhibitions and group-shows worldwide. He received a great number of awards granted by institutions including the Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata (1962); the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata (1971); and the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi (1971 and 1972). In 1988 he was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards given by the Indian government. [1] He was rightly considered to be one of India’s most widely acclaimed artists. Even after the tragic stroke in 2000 that ended his painting career, Bikash Bhattacharjee continued to inspire Kolkata artists. In testimonials given after his death in 2006, a host of his contemporaries reflected upon his life as an artist and art educator who taught an entire generation at the Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Rabindra Bharati University and the Lalit Kala Academy of Fine Art. [2] Among the statements were “his work was a combination of mastery of draftsmanship, imagination and social content; his deep-rooted social conscience [was] best seen in his photo-realism during the 1970 - 80s; he made art that was an instrument of aesthetic and social critique, in his prime, his paintings were a window into the struggles of poverty and socio-economic unrest that surrounded him.” In fact, Bikash’s social sensitivity and empathy had been harnessed early in life, during his childhood and student years roaming and observing abandoned neighborhoods in the city of Kolkata. During his studies, he was encouraged to do work in the field. While the rest of the students selected zoos, gardens and amusement parks, Bikash preferred the less scenic parts of Kolkata. He often wandered into the ghettos looking for decaying buildings and neighborhoods. [3] It was the unspoken emptiness, isolation, seclusion and solitude asserted by the dilapidated structures and environment, that somehow gave him solace. This self-reflection on social and political issues became the hallmark of his realist and surrealist works. He stated: “I see myself as a sort of painter journalist, using paint and canvas as a photo-journalist might use his camera. What I have to say is right there on the canvas.”[4] The painting offered here is signed “Bikash” and dated “65”, just two years after he completed his studies. This is one of his earliest surrealist paintings and may well be one of the works exhibited in 1965 and purchased by a gentleman in the Netherlands. What we are offered in this painting is the labyrinth of his mind and imagination as he walked through dilapidated areas of Kolkata. The painting is constructed upon three principle layers: the background is lit with a modest intensity of light, while the middle layer is much darker – a huge black area taking over almost the entire canvas. And, finally the top layer is brightly lit. Each layer is full of areas with different colour intensities, representing crumbling ruins of building structures, narrow alleys and the rooftops of a cityscape. Bikash stated of his work: “I prefer to lay the dark colours first and then build up the lights and the highlights. This process has helped me to give dimension to my pictures to say what I want to, and also to give the canvas the texture and characters that I desire.” [5] His remarkable ability to capture and distribute light with a high degree of perfection, illuminates the objects and brings the entire canvas to life. The current lot is a very early, rare and exceptional work exemplifying Bikash Bhattacharjee’s fascination with cityscapes in poor areas of Kolkata, and his mastery of light. References: [1] Christie’s Artist Profile: Bikash Bhattacharjee [2] Times of India, 19 December 2006 [3] Prinseps: Bikash Bhattacharjee’s early works [4] Indian Painting Today, Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay, 1981, p. 17. [5] A. Banerjee, Conversations with Artists: Bikash Bhattacharjee, Lalit Kala Contemporary 15, New Delhi, 1973, p. 18.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Jun. 15, 2021
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian, 1940-2008), Untitled, reclining woman, pencil drawing on paper, signed
Est: £1,200 - £1,500
Bikash Bhattacharjee (Indian, 1940-2008), Untitled, reclining woman, pencil drawing on paper, signed lower right, to reverse further studies of nudes, glazed and framed, 58 x 37cm. Provenance: Private Canadian Collection Bikash Bhattacharjee (21 June 1940 – 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata. He worked in oils, acrylics, water-colours, conté and collage. In 2003, he was awarded the highest award of Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Arts, the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Sep. 25, 2020
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Boy on Tram Tracks)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Boy on Tram Tracks) signed and dated 'Bikash '85' (lower left) charcoal on paper 133⁄8 x 81⁄2 in. (34 x 21.6 cm.) Executed in 1985 Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance Osian's New Delhi, 29 March 2007, lot 95 Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie's
Sep. 23, 2020
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) - In Her Office
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) In Her Office oil on canvas 35 7/8 x 36 ¼ in. (91.1 x 92.1 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 23, 2020
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) - Boy from Simla
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Boy from Simla oil on canvas laid on board 32 ¾ x 32 7/8 in. (83.2 x 83.5 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2020
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Boy on Tram Tracks)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Boy on Tram Tracks) signed and dated 'Bikash '85' (lower left) charcoal on paper133⁄8 x 81⁄2 in. (34 x 21.6 cm.) Executed in 1985
Christie's
Sep. 11, 2019
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Temple Visit) oil on canvas 42 x 35 5/8 in. (106.7 x 90.5 cm.)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Temple Visit) signed and dated 'Bikash '87' (lower right) oil on canvas 42 x 35 5/8 in. (106.7 x 90.5 cm.) Painted in 1987
Christie's
Sep. 11, 2019
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (The Visitors) oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (The Visitors) signed and dated 'Bikash '70' (lower left) oil on canvas 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.) Painted in 1970
Christie's
Jun. 17, 2019
Santu the Penciler
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee 1940-2006 Santu the Penciler
ARTIANA
Jun. 12, 2019
Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940-2006), Untitled, Man with magnifying glass, 1978, oil on canvas, signed 'Bikash '78' to lower left, with inscription to reverse with artists address, a label for the "Chemould Gallery, Calucutta" to reverse, framed, 62 x 46
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940-2006), Untitled, Man with magnifying glass, 1978, oil on canvas, signed 'Bikash '78' to lower left, with inscription to reverse with artists address, a label for the "Chemould Gallery, Calucutta" to reverse, framed, 62 x 46.8cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Australia, Purchased from the artist by the vendor's father Bikash Bhattacharjee (21 June 1940 - 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali - their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata. He worked in oils, acrylics, water-colours, conté and collage. In 2003, he was awarded the highest award of Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Arts, the Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Mar. 20, 2019
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940 - 2006) Untitled mixed media on paper laid on card 29¾ x 22 in. (48.3 x 34.6 cm.)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940 - 2006) Untitled signed and dated ‘Bikash 81’ (upper right) mixed media on paper laid on card 29¾ x 22 in. (48.3 x 34.6 cm.) Executed in 1981
Christie's
Oct. 23, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Untitled (School Children)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Oil on paper laid on board
Sotheby's
Sep. 12, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) - Jhumki
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Jhumki oil on canvas 46 x 42 in. (116.8 x 106.7 cm.)
Christie's
May. 26, 2018
Indian Artist Bikash Bhattacharjee
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Indian Artist Bikash Bhattacharjee (1972) Height 6 in., Width 6 3/4 in.
Altair Auctions
May. 12, 2018
Indian Dated And Signed 1972 Charcle Scatch
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
India, Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940-2006), Dated And Signed 1972 Charcle Scatch, Height 6 1/2 in., Width 9 1/2 in.
Altair Auctions
Mar. 21, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) - Untitled (She with a Newspaper)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (She with a Newspaper) oil on canvas 40 x 41 ¾ in. (101.5 x 106 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 19, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Untitled (Rooftops)
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
Oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Mar. 19, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Untitled (Rooftops)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Watercolor on paper
Sotheby's
Mar. 19, 2018
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Untitled (Rooftops)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
Oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 25, 2017
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Lakshman Caretaker
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Charcoal, graphite and pencil on paper
Sotheby's
Sep. 13, 2017
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Onlooker
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Onlooker signed and dated ‘Bikash 97’ (lower left) oil on canvas 45 5/8 x 45 5/8 in. (116 x 116 cm.) Painted in 1997
Christie's
Jun. 22, 2017
Bikash Bhattacharjee (1940 - 2006, India) | Portrait and Anatomy Position Study
Est: ₹800,000 - ₹1,200,000
Portrait and Anatomy Position Study
Osian's - The Auction House
Sep. 14, 2016
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Father and Son)
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006) Untitled (Father and Son) acrylic on canvas 46½ x 42 in. (118.1 x 106.7 cm.)
Christie's
May. 27, 2016
* BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (INDIA, 1940-2006) Santu the Penciller
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
* BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (INDIA, 1940-2006) Santu the Penciller Signed and dated 84 lower left Oil on canvas 120.5 x 122cm (47 7/16 x 48 1/16in). Provenance Private Collection Christie’s London Twentieth Century Indian Art, 2nd June 1998, Lot 98 Private Mumbai Collection Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd Published M.J. Karle, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Bangalore, 1991, p. 16-17 Born in 1940 in Kolkata, Bikash Bhattacharjee is arguably India’s foremost surrealist painter. Bhattacharjee employed a photo realist aesthetic, similar to that of American painter Andrew Wyeth, whom Bhattacharjee admired greatly. Kolkata, the city he was born, raised and died in, features heavily in Bikash Bhattacharjee’s work. Inspired by Marxist ideology, Bhattacharjee joined the Communist party of Calcutta in the 1960s. Post partition Calcutta, as it was then called, was pulled by both nationalist rhetoric and grassroots communism. There is a strong sense of social consciousness in Bhattarcharjee’s works, he depicts the varied strata of Kolkata’s classes, middle class women, street vendors, heads of state and beggars with equal intensity. Characters who are key to Kolkata’s social fabric but often ignored are elevated in status, adorning walls where once only the elite would be seen. Bhattarcharjee highlighted the socio economic nuances of the bustling Bengali metropolis, the way only a local could. It was his familiarity with the city that gave his works a seldom seen authenticity. “Every painting of mine is a definite social statement. I want to make that statement in as realistic and as direct a form as possible. I don’t want to get lost in ambiguity.” (Bikash Bhattacharjee, Artist’s View in Indian Painting Today 1981, Jehangir Art Gallery, 1981) Employing cinematic techniques in his composition and use of light, Bhattarcharjee leads the viewer in to the main protagonists of his scene. Off centre, sits Montu, the penciller. An earlier work with the same subject shows Montu as a bottle seller, younger and gaunt, his ribs glistening with sweat. This work shows a smug Montu, heathier wearing a gaudy coloured shirt and glistening silver watch. “What you see is a single moment in time... Painting should be like this. It should have a mystery, a story.” My passion for narrative and its sudden arrest was formed during the days when I used to watch films at Film Society. The dramatic narrative fascinated me.” (Shubhani Sarkar and Rudrani Sarkar, Bikash 2000, CIMA, Calcutta, 2001, cited in S. Bean, Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence, Thames & Hudson, London, 2013, p.133).
Bonhams
Apr. 21, 2016
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE STILL LIFE
Est: ₹1,200,000 - ₹1,800,000
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE 1940-2006 Still Life Signed and dated 'Bikash 66' lower left
Pundole's
Mar. 15, 2016
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE | Untitled
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Sep. 03, 2013
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE B. 1940 UNTITLED
Est: ₹1,500,000 - ₹2,000,000
Bikash Bhattacharjee b. 1940 Untitled
Pundole's
Jun. 11, 2013
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION 1940-2006 --- IN WINTER Signed and dated 'Bikash '79' lower right and further inscribed ' --- IN WINTER" / ARTIST :- BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE / ADDRESS: 2D NABO KUMAR RAHA LANE / CALCUTTA - 700004 / INDIA' on reverse Oil on canvas 122 by 122 cm. (48 by 48 in.) Painted in 1979
Sotheby's