Share:The opening sequence of Laurent Bregeat’s Ram Kumar: Nostalgic Longing, a documentary on Ram Kumar, shows the ageing artist, bent over his easel, drawing lines and curves with charcoal on a white canvas. “Ultimately nothing may remain of these shapes, but this is just an exercise in trying to find out something (…) important,” he […]
Share:Three paintings made by renowned artist Ram Kumar, valued at around Rs. 4 crore each, have been stolen from his home in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar. The 90-year-old is one of the most important names in modern Indian art and a contemporary of other greats like MF Hussain, SH Raza and Tyeb Mehta. The stolen […]
Share:Jitish Kallat, Dawn Chorus- 7, 2007. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009. Jitish Kallat, Dawn Chorus- 7, 2007. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2009. Source – Artdaily.org New York Christies South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale will feature over 100 works from the leading 20th and 21st century artists from […]
Share:artdaily NEW YORK.- After the spectacular success of Christie’s South Kensington sale on June 2008 which set numerous world auction records, this season Christie’s New York is pleased to announce the sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on 16 September. The sale will offer major works from modern masters like Tyeb Mehta, Maqbool […]
Share:7 Jul, 2008Ashoke Nag, ET Bureau KOLKATA: Leading auctioneer Osian’s is coming up with the fifth edition of its ABC (Art, Books and Cinema) series sale soon. The auction sports a total estimated value of Rs 24-25 crore, comprising 201 lots. Of these, 132 are paintings, 20 are books, while the rest embraces movie memorabilia. […]
