Market for antiquities still strong in India: Neville Tuli (With Images)
January 30th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The market for antiquities - old miniature art - is emerging as a strong force in the country, Neville Tuli, founder and chairman of the ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta still rules art auctions
September 25th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Even two years after his death, Tyeb Mehta, pioneer of post-Independence modernism in Indian art, continues to rule international auction markets.
The works of Mehta, who ... Read more...
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Indian art 2.0: Rise of the Young Turks
September 8th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The order is shifting in the firmament of contemporary Indian art. The depleting tribe of senior artists -- following the demise of Jehangir Sabavala, M.F. ... Read more...
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Contemporary masters on paper in Saffronart auction
July 5th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A 24-hour online sale of art July 20-21 by Saffronart will offer an opportunity to acquire a range of 99 important works on paper by ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta’s ‘Kali’ sells for Rs.5.72 crore in online auction
June 20th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Tyeb Mehta's untitled painting of Hindu deity Kali set a price precedent at an auction by Saffronart, India's biggest online art trading forum, selling for ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta’s work sets new price record at Christie’s
June 10th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) An untitled work showing a figure on a hand-pulled rickshaw painted by Tyeb Mehta in 1984 has set a new record for the artist's works ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta, Souza lead auction stakes at Christie’s
May 26th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The early masters of Indian contemporary art and the progressive group of artists like Tyeb Mehta, F.N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee are high on the ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta’s last work open to viewers
January 12th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The last work of Indian contemporary master artist Tyeb Mehta that he painted just before his death in 2009 has been thrown open for viewing in a ... Read more...
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Husain, Souza highlights of OSIAN’s auction
June 18th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Modern master M.F. Husain's composition "Figures", estimated at Rs.36 lakh (nearly $78,000), and F.N. Souza's "Couple" are among the highlights of an auction of 101 rare modern ... Read more...
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Painting by Indian artist sold for a record price at London auction
June 12th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): A painting by a top Indian artist has set a sale record for a modern Indian work, after it sold at an auction in London for 2.4 million ... Read more...
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Mumbai snapshots, Gandhi, Picasso - all on Dodiya’s shutters (With Image)
March 6th, 2010 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Leading contemporary artist Atul Dodiya uses the shutters of shops in Mumbai as the backdrop of his art works that combine snapshots of the city's changing urban ... Read more...
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Guru Govind Singh’s canvas on sale at Sotheby’s auction
September 10th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A large oil-on-canvas portrait of the 10th and last Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh - will be up for sale at Sotheby's Indian Art auction in ... Read more...
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Mehta, Husain highlights of Sotheby’s New York sale (With Image)
August 21st, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A rare piece of work by Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain's "Bewildered Brown" and a range of miniature Jataka paintings sourced from a private Indian collector will be ... Read more...
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Vice President condoles demise of Tyeb Mehta
July 3rd, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari has deeply condoled the demise of Tyeb Mehta, renowned artist and recipient of Padma Bhushan.In his condolence message, Ansari said that a ... Read more...
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Acclaimed painter Tyeb Mehta dead (Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Tyeb Mehta, one of India's most critically acclaimed artists, died of a cardiac arrest here early Thursday, according to family sources. He was 84.
The artist is survived ... Read more...
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Artist Tyeb Mehta is dead
July 2nd, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Noted Indian painter Tyeb Mehta died Thursday of a cardiac ailment at a hospital here. He was 84.
The artist succumbed to a heart attack at the Asian Heart ... Read more...
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Man, animal share space and colours (Weekly Art Column, Rainbow Palette, With Images)
March 27th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Man is an animal with a thinking head. His ability to rationalise sets him apart from the beast in the forest, though both belong to ... Read more...
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India highlight of prestigious European art fair
November 13th, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian art will be the highlight of one of Europe's best-known contemporary art fairs - ARCO Madrid 2009, which will be held in February 2009 and showcase ... Read more...
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Capital pays tribute to Prodosh Dasgupta with retrospective
November 3rd, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) In a tribute to legendary sculptor Prodosh Dasgupta, an art gallery in the national capital is presenting a retrospective of his life's work - showcasing 50 sculptures ... Read more...
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Contemporary Asian artists, rare Buddha set new records at Christie’s sale
September 17th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Contemporary artists from India are still ruling the auction market across the globe despite the economic meltdown and the US market crash. The miracle man of Indian ... Read more...
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Delhi ready for mega tryst with art and its business
August 19th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The capital is gearing up to welcome what could perhaps be the country's most eventful art season. The first of three back-to-back mega art events in the ... Read more...
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Christie’s September sale - mix of old and young masters
August 15th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 15 (IANS) International auction house Christie's is all set to spice up sales in mid September here with its 140 lots of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, which ... Read more...
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Exposure makes Indian art prices gallop in global mart
June 28th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The price curve of Indian art is shooting north in the global market because of "increased consciousness" about it, say experts. This has been brought ... Read more...
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‘India contributes big time to online art’
June 26th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Online art auctions have grown more than 10 times in the last five years and India has made a major contribution to this growth, says Dinesh ... Read more...
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Subodh Gupta joins million-dollar league with Christie’s sale
June 13th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
London, June 13 (IANS) Artist Subodh Gupta, known as New Delhi's Damien Hirst, has moved into the record making million dollar bracket alongside Francis Newton Souza and Tyeb Mehta with the sale ... Read more...
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Christie’s sale of South Asian masters to fetch $7 mn
May 8th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by admin
London, May 8 (IANS) Christie's sale of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art here June 11 will feature 112 works including noted Indian artists like F.N. Souza and Tyeb Mehta. It is ... Read more...
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Husain’s ‘Mahabharata’ fetches record $1.6 mn
March 21st, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by admin
(Third Lead)
New York, March 21 (IANS) M.F. Husain's "Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12 (Lot 57)", a painting from the Hindu epic, fetched $1.6 million, setting a world record at Christie's ... Read more...
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Husain’s ‘Mahabharata’ fetches record $1.6 mn at Christie’s sale
March 21st, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)New York, March 21 (IANS) M.F. Husain's "Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12 (Lot 57)", a painting from the Hindu epic executed in 1971-1972, fetched a whopping $1.6 million, setting ... Read more...
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Husain joins million-dollar club
February 25th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Maqbool Fida Husain's oil painting "Tribute to Hashmi", a homage to slain theatre activist Safdar Hashmi painted in 1989, has set a milestone for the celebrated artist ... Read more...
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Modern Indian masters rule Asian art auctions
February 20th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi/New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Works of masters of modern Indian art like M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, J. Swaminathan and Tyeb Mehta are dominating global auctions of Asian art ... Read more...
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New generation of artists must take art seriously: S.H. Raza
February 20th, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by admin
(Interview)
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Age may have etched itself in fine lines on the face of 86-year-old Syed Haider Raza, dubbed the living legend of Indian art, but ... Read more...
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Raza, Souza highlights of India’s first online auction
February 17th, 2008 - 1:34 am ICT by admin
By Prabhat Sharan
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Works of masters like Raza, Souza and Husain are set to go under the hammer at what is said to be India's first ever online auction, ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain, Tyeb Mehta stars of Christie’s March sale
February 15th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin
New York, Feb 15 (IANS) Christie's South Asian modern and contemporary art sale here March 20 will feature works of leading 20th and 21st century artists from various countries in the region, ... Read more...
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