Sanat Kar (b.1935) is one of the most innovative printmakers of his time, besides being a prolific painter and sculptor too. Since early in his life he was enchanted by the immense prospect printmaking held as a creative medium. His technical expertise, coupled with his unique style and thematic concerns, is the hallmark of his works.

Largely self-taught in print-making, he discovered the possibility of using printing-ink as an etching ground. It opened up the possibilities of having fine and supple lines akin to water-color brush-lines. He went on to invent newer methods of intaglio on wood, ply-board, cardboard and even sun-mica. On all these surfaces he could etch, with great élan, most delicate unrestricted lines which lent themselves to create the lyrical mood of his works.