Share:In a groundbreaking moment for the art world, Amrita Sher-Gil’s masterpiece, ‘The Story Teller,’ has achieved an astounding ₹61.8 crore at auction, securing its place as the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold globally. This remarkable feat surpasses Sayed Haider Raza’s ‘Gestation,’ which held the previous record. This extraordinary 1937 oil-on-canvas artwork found its new […]
Share:The 2018 India Art Fair is set to showcase work by some of South Asia’s best contemporary female artists. Among them are Mithu Sen, whose paintings and installations explore desire, eroticism and sexuality; Tayeba Lipi, a multimedia artist who broaches hard-hitting topics like feminism and transgender rights; and Tanya Goel, who makes her own pigments […]
Share:Saffronart to host a fundraiser on October 31 featuring works by more than 40 leading modern and contemporary artists Saffronart and the Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) will hold a fundraiser auction on October 31 in support of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The KBF is a non-profit charitable trust engaged in promoting art and culture and educational […]
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: An exhibition at NGMA brings to life the idiosyncrasies of Amrita Sher-Gil By : SHIKHA KUMAR On the second floor of National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Kala Ghoda, two paintings hanging close to each other stand out. One depicts a bride’s chamber before her wedding as she gets ready, flanked by her friends. […]
Share:JOSEPH BABCOCK Not many family albums are exhibited in the Tate Modern, but then again, Amrita Sher-Gil and her kin are no ordinary dynasty. Rather, an exceptional legacy is displayed in Amrita’s paintings, their creativity echoed alongside her father Umrao’s photography (a novel medium in the early 20th century) and nephew Vivan’s retouched images of […]
