Sunil Das, pioneering Indian artist and National Award recipient, dies at 76
Sunil Das passed away from a heart attack at age 76. The artist received India's Shiromani Kala Puraskar National Award while still a student, making him its youngest recipient. His work is held in collections at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, Japan's Glenbarra Art Museum, and Germany's Ludwig Museum. A scholarship enabled Das to study at Paris's Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts. During this period, a visit to Spain sparked his enduring fascination with equine and bull imagery. Das was born in 1939 and died in 2015.
Key facts
- Sunil Das died of a heart attack
- He was 76 years old
- Das was the youngest recipient of India's Shiromani Kala Puraskar National Award
- He received the award while still a student
- Das studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris on scholarship
- A visit to Spain during his studies inspired his lifelong interest in horses and bulls
- His work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, Glenbarra Art Museum in Japan, and Ludwig Museum in Germany
- He was born in 1939 and died in 2015
Entities
Artists
- Sunil Das
Institutions
- The Times of India
- National Gallery of Modern Art
- Glenbarra Art Museum
- Ludwig Museum
- Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts
Locations
- India
- New Delhi
- Paris
- France
- Spain
- Japan
- Germany