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Indian Modernist masterpieces to go under the hammer at Christie’s auction in New York

August 30, 2017September 29, 2017 - Leave a Comment

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 …

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An Exile’s Eye on India

July 14, 2017September 29, 2017 - Leave a Comment

Exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2014, the last works of MF Husain will now be showcased in the US for the first time. M …

Masters of Modern Art

May 12, 2017 - Leave a Comment

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 …

Husain’s paintings fetch $4.7 million at New York auctions

September 17, 2011 - Leave a Comment

A collection of over 20 paintings by legendary artist M.F. Husain fetched $4.7 million at auctions held at the prestigious Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York. An auction held …

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Auction house gears up for week of Asian art sales

September 5, 2011 - Leave a Comment

By Reuters Sunday, 4 September 2011 5:02 PM Precious jade, modern masterpieces, museum-quality furniture and rare ceramics and porcelain are among thousands of art objects on offer during Christie’s …

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MF Husain reaps posthumous ‘acceptance’ through a plethora of art shows

August 29, 2011 - Leave a Comment

Source: Wall St Journal Celebrating Maqbool Fida Husain seems to have become rather trendy for the art community. Apart from a plethora of exhibitions dedicated to the late maverick, …

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Alvida, Maqbool Fida: M.F. Husain, Free at Last

June 28, 2011 - 1 Comment

by Shuddhabrata Sengupta on http://kafila.org Like possibly several other children growing up in the kind of lower-middle class metropolitan households that attempted to reconcile their aspirations towards culture with …

10 Indian artists who shaped the noughties

January 7, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Tyeb Mehta The man who celebrated Mahishasura and torched a new high at Christie’s with Times of India’s Celebration. Celebration, like the Shantiniketan triptych done a decade earlier, drew …

No Surprises, Really !

December 30, 2009 - Leave a Comment

Who is likely to be the one living artist whose worth will continue to rise in 2010? How do you go about choosing just one artist in 2009 who …

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A Major Indian Artist Offends Hindus, and Galleries Turn Fearful

August 25, 2009 - Leave a Comment

By Rama LakshmiWashington Post Foreign Service NEW DELHI — In the heady celebration of the boom in India’s contemporary art market in recent years, an iconic artist has been …