| Medium | : | Ink |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 9 inch / 22.9 cm |
| Width | : | 7 inch / 17.8 cm |
| Surface | : | Paper |
| Style | : | Animal Drawing, Animals paintings, Figurative Drawings, Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 17.8 cm × H: 22.9 cm |
| Year | : | 2012 |
A fluid and emotionally charged pen drawing by Sunil Das portraying a horse through swift, minimal lines and dynamic movement. Rich in spontaneity and expression, the artwork captures the raw vitality and untamed spirit central to the artist’s iconic horse studies.
Sunil Das | Horse | Ink on Paper | 9 x 7 inches | 2012
This expressive pen drawing by Sunil Das embodies the raw immediacy and emotional force that defined the artist’s celebrated horse series. With only a handful of fluid, uninterrupted lines, Das brings the animal to life in a manner that feels instinctive, spontaneous, and deeply personal. The horse appears less like a carefully constructed figure and more like an energy captured in motion — wild, restless, and intensely alive.
The simplicity of the composition is deceptive. Beneath the minimal lines lies a remarkable understanding of movement and anatomy. The sharp angular legs, lowered head, and sweeping contours suggest both strength and vulnerability, creating a portrait of an animal caught in a fleeting emotional moment. Sunil Das avoids excessive detail, allowing the viewer to experience the spirit of the horse rather than merely observe its physical form.
The drawing carries the rhythm of a quick gesture, preserving the immediacy of the artist’s hand on paper. Every mark feels deliberate yet free, revealing Das’s extraordinary confidence with line. The open background further enhances the sense of motion and isolation, turning the horse into a symbol of untamed instinct and primal vitality.
For Sunil Das, horses were never simply subjects; they were extensions of emotion, movement, and inner turbulence. This work beautifully reflects that connection, where economy of line becomes a powerful language of expression. Elegant, energetic, and deeply evocative, the drawing stands as a fine example of modern Indian expressionist draftsmanship.
Sunil Das is undoubtedly a multi-dimensional artist known for his furiously experimental and enterprising style. Born in 1939 in Calcutta, India, he studied at the Govt College of Art & Craft in Calcutta. On a scholarship from the French Government, he studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The artist has painted across several oeuvres, each one distinctive and to which he brought his singular version. Not confining himself to using brush & pen while painting (even using the palms of his hands or his fingers) his paintings not only express the physical attributes of his subjects but also their associative ones. It was in the course of his travels that he chanced to spend a few months in Spain, where he developed his passion for horses and bulls.
The artist has won many medals and awards, including from the state government and the Lalit Kala Akademi. He has also been a part of juries and art bodies in India, France & Brazil. In 2014, he was conferred with the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India.
The artist passed away in 2015.
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