Art auction market witnessing new generation of buyers (With Images)
July 11th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A curious dichotomy has gripped the art auction market with a sudden boom in sales at record prices even as economies in Europe, the US ... Read more...
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Art neglected and works dying in Pakistan, laments daily
July 3rd, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) The government is not doing enough to fight negligence as art crumbles in Pakistan, said a leading daily.An editorial in the Dawn Tuesday said that it ... Read more...
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US gallery pays $4.6 mn at auction for Velazquez piece
December 8th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS/EFE) A US gallery spent $4.6 million at an auction here Wednesday to acquire a rediscovered painting attributed to Spanish master Diego Velazquez (1599-1660).The buyer was Alfred ... Read more...
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Blast from past: LPs make a comeback (Feature)
July 10th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) This is how your grandparents listened to their music. In this age of itunes, ipods, DVDs and downloadable music, granny's LP is making a surprising ... Read more...
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Five former policemen defeat old masters in Bengal polls
May 14th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) All the five former Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who took on their old Marxist masters as Trinamool Congress candidates in West Bengal assembly polls, have ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Andy’s femme fatale Goga had love child, hunted wolves with Saif Gaddafi
March 12th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 12 (ANI): Aside from his mother and wife, Prince Andrew, a close pal of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has found a loyal apologist in Kazakhstani bombshell Goga Ashkenazi.This week ... Read more...
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Princess Diana’s brother to sell family heirloom
March 30th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS) Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, has decided to sell off his family treasures to collect up to 30 million pounds, a media report said.
Earl Spencer, who plans ... Read more...
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Christie’s eyes world record with Rembrandt
December 5th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): A new world record for a Rembrandt is expected to be set at Christie's when a 1658 painting by the Dutch painter sells for up to 25 million ... Read more...
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Caravaggio used photography to create art 200 years before invention of camera
March 11th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 11 (ANI): Italian researchers have found that the 16th century renaissance artist Caravaggio used an early form of photography to project images of his subjects onto a canvas, more ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Terms like Old Masters, seminal are sexist
September 21st, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): The use of terms like Old Masters and seminal by students and academics have been banned, because of claims that they are sexist.The British Sociological Association, ... Read more...
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Art of Santiniketan comes to prestigious London venue
August 12th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Artists from Santiniketan are to exhibit and sell their paintings in a unique London event aimed at showcasing the magic of India's first art school ... Read more...
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Hindraf leader calls Dr Mahatir a broken record over anti-Tamil rants
June 23rd, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpr, June 23 (ANI): Hindraf (HINDU Rights Action Force) leader P. Waythamoorthy has reportedly criticised former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for saying that the organisation (Hindraf) was made ... Read more...
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Hindraf represents Tamil racists: Ex-Malaysian PM
June 20th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 20(ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has written in his blog that "Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) represents Tamil racists who look to their old masters, ... Read more...
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Mahathir calls Samy Vellu ‘racist’ for supporting Hindraf
June 20th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called ethnic Indian leader and his long-time cabinet colleague S. Samy Vellu "racist" for demanding the release of Hindu Rights ... Read more...
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Indian modern art fetches 4.28 million pounds in London auction
May 3rd, 2008 - 8:55 am ICT by admin
London, May 3 (IANS) A painting by Francis Newton Souza fetched the top price of 580,500 pounds - outperforming old masters Tagore and Jamini Roy - at an auction of Indian modern ... Read more...
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The Renaissance artists beauty formula is still spot-on
March 5th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 5 (ANI): Leonardo da Vinci and other Old Masters were masters in what they did, and now a new study has further justified this by finding that a code designed ... Read more...
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Triveda’s charity auction to have both masters and novices
February 21st, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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