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Breaking out to freedom, 1975,
Colourful journey, 1976
Dancing horses, 1976
Flood in Bengal, 1974
Parisian light, 1975
Ring of horses, 1976
Romancing horses, 1975
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Breaking out to freedom, 1975,
Colourful journey, 1976
Dancing horses, 1976
Flood in Bengal, 1974
Parisian light, 1975
Ring of horses, 1976
Romancing horses, 1975
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1974 - 1976 Academic period Paris

After arrival in Paris in 1973, Sen was working as a sweeper at Atelier Gourdon and at the same time studying in Ecole des Beaux Arts and ESAG (École Supérieure d’Arts graphiques Penninghen formerly known as Académie Julian), Paris. He was hugely influenced by European art. In particular, the art of a mixture of immigrant European artists who came to France and contributed to create modern French art inspired him to change his whole colour palette. In spite of being in a very difficult livelihood condition, Sen says Parisian life brought him an outstanding perspective of light and colour.

INDIA’S BLOODY INDEPENDENCEIN 1947

When India was partitioned 1947 to create Pakistan, a new country for Muslims, about 20 million people of Bengal and Punjab were displaced and brutally victimized. Sen’s wealthy, literate family had huge landed property in erstwhile East Bengal, the present Bangladesh, which was carved out to be East Pakistan for Muslims. So for being Hindus Sen’s family was overnight evicted from their home. Without taking any possessions, they fled for their lives amidst people warring over religion, and so became squatted refugees in West Bengal.