In Exile — Sunil Kumar Das

In Exile


sunil kumar das (1939 - 2015)

Explore the expressionist art of Sunil Kumar Das (1939-2015), renowned for his powerful 'Bull Series' & evocative depictions of women. Discover a significant figure in Indian contemporary art, influenced by Persian techniques.

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Sunil Das’s style of work is very original and shows no specific influence. He had risen to fame like MF Hussain with his paintings of horses. Like Hussain, Sunil Das was inspired by the force and the strength of the moving horse. Later, after his visit to Spain, Das was caught up with the other animal: the bull. The horses and the bull have appeared more than 7000 times in Das’s works. He has also painted haunting pictures of women thereby revealing the dark side of people who are otherwise considered beautiful.