Share:Ashoke Nag KOLKATA: Auctions are fast turning into the major avenue for collectors and investors to acquire artworks. Earlier, the prime source for picking up paintings and sculptures was the gallery circuit. Now, with the spate of auctions gradually building up, a large spread of art pieces is being offered to collectors. Apart from overseas […]
Share:Source:- mangalorean.com Works of masters of modern Indian art like M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, J. Swaminathan and Tyeb Mehta are dominating global auctions of Asian art this season – whether it is Christie’s, Sotheby’s or Bonhams. M.F. Husain’s “The Battle of Ganga and Yamuna”, estimated to rake in between $600,000 to $800,000 (Rs.32 […]
Share:By Uma Nair Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS): The Saffronart spring online auction of modern Indian art works will take place March 12-13 and feature 140 works by 55 artists. Paintings of Surendran Nair and Atul Dodiya will be the highlights. The auction includes works of the younger lot of artists who have tasted success much […]
Share:Compiled by Astrid Lucas screengrab from www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk, where there is a virtual tour of the new Saatchi Gallery at Duke of York’s HQ Thanks to a partnership with the Phillips De Pury and Co auction firm, this spring Charles Saatchi will opena new free museum on King’s Road in the Duke of York’s HQ, London. […]
Share:Source:- artdaily.org Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Helène Vary, 1889, Gouache, 74,5 x 49 cm. Kunsthalle Bremen. Photo: © Lars Lohrisch / Kunsthalle Bremen. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.- The exhibition devoted to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm next spring is the first comprehensive presentation of the French artist in Sweden for forty years. The exhibition will […]
Share:Source:- indiaenews.com Triveda Fine Arts Pvt Ltd’s third auction of Indian old and contemporary art here Feb 27, which is aimed at collecting funds for poor children’s education, will include masters as well as works from an art camp held in Jaipur with the Bhoruka Charitable Trust. The 100 odd lots have a few rare […]
Share:M.F. Husain’s The battle of Ganga and Yamuna Subhra Mazumdar As regards the choice of works from India, the attempt has been “to present juxtapositions of what’s happening on the art scene in India” A two-day public viewing of 24 art works, scheduled for the Christie’s South Asian Modern+Contemporary Art sale in New York on […]
Share:Georgina Maddox Richie Rich overhears that his millionaire dad was ‘wiped-out’ and so the poor little rich boy organises a charity auction to help. The Riches are appalled when they come home to see their prized Rembrandts and Picassos selling for as little as US $5 to the grotty neighbours. The business of a charity […]
Share:Jug Suraiya The canny Indian market player is now increasingly investing in art. Indian artists like M F Husain and Akbar Padamsee have, of course, long been commanding record prices at international art auctions and have established themselves as tried-and-tested blue-chip portfolio additions for high net worth individuals (HNIs). But now the smaller investor can […]
Share:Lauren Comiteau The Taliban’s destruction of the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan in March 2001 was the most dramatic expression of their mission to obliterate all “idolatrous” images from Afghanistan’s pre-Islamic past. Along with the Buddhas, the Taliban destroyed 2,500 other cultural gems from Kabul’s National Museum of Afghanistan. But thanks to the heroic efforts of […]
