Share:The study shows that demonetisation has not affected the sale of Indian arts. This can be said as 34 out of 55 records were created after the implementation of currency ban. We all have heard about the magnificent paintings of M F Husain, Raja Ravi Varma and other Indian artists. These artworks have been appreciated […]
Share:Last Friday Sept. 22 , Dr. Umesh Gaur presented a Faulconer Gallery talk titled “Many Visions, Many Versions: Art from Indigenous Communities in India.” Gaur and his wife, Dr. Sunanda Gaur, own what is reputably the largest collection of contemporary Indian art in the United States. During the talk, Gaur discussed the new Faulconer exhibit, […]
Share:The art show of works by Indian masters of modern art in the city is not to be missed ‘Kamdhenu’ by Gogi Saroj Pal on display at the Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, in Chandigarh.(HT Photo) Describing the wave of abstract art in the US way back in the sixties, American cartoonist Al Capp quipped […]
Share: LONDON: This October, Sotheby’s will exhibit some 400 items from the collection of Indian and Islamic art that belonged to renowned British artist Howard Hodgkin, to be sold at auction in London on October 24. Hodgkin, who died in March at the age of 84, is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest artists. […]
Share:Spanning more than 70 years of modern and contemporary art in South Asia, the sale features seminal works, led by artist V.S. Gaitonde, among many others. Akbar Padamsee, Untitled (Mirror Image), Lot 424. Estimate: $600,000-800,000 Image Courtesy: Christie’s. At Christie’s Asian Art Week, works by artists, including Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Tyeb Mehta, Adi Davierwalla, Akbar […]
Share:The method and madness to sculptor Ramkinkar Baij’s misunderstood art. Mill Call, a 1956 sculpture by Baij. (Source: Jyoti Bhatt Image Courtesy: Asia Art Archive) Artist A Ramachandran vividly recalls his first meeting with Ramkinkar Baij in 1957. A photograph of Baij’s monumental work, Santhal Family — a mother, father, child and dog with their […]
Share:The Centre for Creative and Cultural Studies, Manipal University, will organise a national seminar and art exhibition funded by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) on ‘Indian Art and Art History: Coastal (Karavali) Culture and Art Practices-Ideas, perspectives and challenges’ at Manipal on July 22 and 23. Addressing presspersons recently, K. Unni Krishnan, coordinator of […]
Share:Indian contemporary art has found its market, and global recognition and collectors worldwide. When Google recently celebrated 130 years of the artist Jamini Roy, it put the spotlight on India’s first Modern Art Artist. To look at works by Jamini Roy is to be drawn into the frame of simplicity and the lingua franca of […]
Share:After years of selling Indian art to affluent NRIs, international auction houses are now looking to expand the market to Indians at home. After years of selling Indian art to affluent NRIs, international auction houses are now looking to expand the market to Indians at home. Neelam Raaj spoke to Edward Gibbs, chairman and head […]
Share:One aspect of Indian artists who have lived and worked overseas is their concern with identity. S H Raza became the first Asian (or, more correctly, the first non-European) to win the prestigious critics award in Paris in 1956, paving the way for a successful career in France. During its early decades, collectors of his […]
