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Rabin
Mondal

JUNE - JULY | 2020

b1929
d2019

The son of a mechanical
draughtsman, Mondal took
to drawing and painting

at the age of twelve
when he injured his knee
and was confined to bed.

Mondal’s figuration derives
from a growing abhorrence

towards mankind’s moral decay
in all spheres of life.

The cubo-futuristic
angularities of forms within
the pictorial space arranged

around them evolved into a
series of paintings depicting
highly distinct human figures

that struggle to live a
hero’s life in a mocking but

tragic world.

Mondal’s art is typically
known for its inspiration
from primitive and tribal art

and for its potent
simplifications and raw
energy. Beginning his career
as an art teacher, with a
stint as an art director in
films, Mondal was a founder
member of Calcutta Painters
in 1964, and from 1979-83, a
general council member of the

Lalit Kala Akademi.

Education

- 1959 Completed his Art
Appreciation Course,
Ashutosh Museum, Kolkata
University, Kolkata.

- 1956-58 Attended Evening
Classes, Indian College of
Art and Draughtmanship,
Kolkata.

- 1952 Bachelor of Commerce,
Vidyasagar College, Kolkata
University, Kolkata.

King
Ink on Paper
16 x 11 inches
2008

Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
17 x 11 inches
2015

Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
17 x 10 inches
2014

Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
16 x 13 inches

Head
Acrylic on
Board
10 x 13 inches
2016

Head
Oil on Board
10 x 13 inches
2015

Lady
Acrylic on
Board
10.6 x 13.8
inches
2016

Torso
Mixed Media on Paper
24 x 19 inches
2011

Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
11.2 x 13.4
inches

Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
22 x 15 inches

Untitled
Acrylic on
Board
7.5 x 11.5
inches
2008

Face
Watercolour
on Paper
11 x 16 inches
2011

Untitled
Figurative
Acrylic on
Paper
15 x 22 inches
2011

Untitled
Figurative
Acrylic on

Paper
16 x 23 inches

2008

Untitled
Figurative
Ink on Paper
16 x 14 inches

2011

Women | Figurative
Ink on Board
12 x 12 inches
2006

Composition 13
Figurative

Ink on Paper
9 x 8 inches

1985

Lover
Ink on Paper
11 x 9 inches

1985

King
Acrylic

on
Canvas
30 x 36
inches

Untitled
Acrylic

on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches

Couple
Acrylic

on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches

2017

Untitled
Acrylic

on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches

2016

Diety Acrylic
on Canvas

12 x 18 inches

Untitled
Acrylic on

Canvas
44 x 60 inches

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