Sunil Das

Sunil Das was one of India's most important post-modernist painters. He went through different styles of painting throughout his career.He was inspired by the force and the strength of the moving horse and went on to create a work made out of charcoal titled-‘Horses in Motion’. Also he is known for the paintings in his Bull series and his piece "Woman”.His works revolved around Man-Woman relationships. He had around 88 solo exhibitions across the world including having his work included in the Paris Biennale.

In 2014 the Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.He was the founding member of the Society of Contemporary Artists.