Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya

Subhaprasanna Bhattacharjee is an Indian artist, born in Kolkata in 1947. He graduated from the Indian College of Arts in 1969. He was an active member of the Calcutta Painters group. He is married to artist Shipra Bhattacharya. Subhaprasanna was the student of the famous painter Debdoot Sheet.

Subhaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive. As he states, There isn’t another city like Kolkata anywhere in the world. In the heart of it, I find innumerable themes, subjects.” He does not merely portray reality as ‘matter of fact’ and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Subhaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media.

Shuvaprasanna has had over 55 solo exhibitions in India and abroad. Since 1975, Shuvaprasanna has painted more than 7000 paintings