Indian painter's work sells for USD 3.4 million

1

Tweet

London: Indian artist Syed Haider Raza's work 'Saurashtra' fetched a record £ 2,393,250 (USD 3,486,965) at the famous Christie's in London on Thursday.

Raza's work, done in 1983, considered a monumental painting, was bought by a private Indian Museum.

Bouguereau's "Pieta" tops Old Masters sale

0

Tweet

New York: A French painting inspired by Michelangelo's "Pieta" topped Christie's mid-season Old Masters and 19th century art auction, selling for $2.77 million.

Spanning seven centuries of European painting, the sale fetched $11.75 million, nearly double the $6.5 million sold a year earlier. It slightly exceeded the low pre-sale estimate.

Pratibha Patil unveils Tagore’s bust in Shanghai

1

Tweet

Shanghai: President Pratibha Patil on Sunday unveiled a bust of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore on a busy road in Shanghai to mark the poet's visit to the city 86 years ago.

The unveiling took place at a simple ceremony on Maoming Road in the presence of senior city leaders.

Art on paper is back with a bang

1

Tweet

New Delhi: For nearly three decades, art paper had been pushed to the background with the arrival of canvas. But the medium has evolved in seclusion over the years because of a small group of loyalists.

Twenty Indian veteran artists are showing more than 40 compositions at Gallery Ensign in an exhibition here titled, "It's Now on Paper". The works cover genres like water colours, charcoal etchings, pencil drawings, ink etchings and drawings in gold and crayons.

Nobel medal lost, why cry over Tagore paintings?

0

Tweet

Twelve paintings by Rabindranath Tagore are to be auctioned by the Sotheby's on June 15 in London. The auction is expected to fetch 2,50,000 pounds.

Tagore had gifted the paintings to Dartington Hall Trust 71 years ago. The Dartington trust was started by Elmhirst who briefly worked as Tagore's secretary. The paintings are currently kept at the Dartington Hall in London.

Centre urged to bring Tagore paintings back

0

Tweet

New Delhi: It's the maestro's own stroke, done in watercolour, coloured ink and pasted across 12 canvasses that for the first time will go under the hammer on June 15 in London. Ironically, this priceless treasure from Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a modern master of Indian painting, will be auctioned just as the country celebrates Tagore's 150th birth anniversary.

No wonder an anxious West Bengal chief minister has petitioned the Prime Minister to save the national heritage. In his letter he has said: "The news has deeply disturbed us. The collections of Gurudev's paintings are priceless treasures of Indian culture and the government should take steps to bring these paintings back. I shall be grateful if you issue appropriate direction."

Sotheby's won't stop auction of Tagore paintings

4

Tweet

Kolkata: The auction of 12 paintings by Rabindra Nath Tagore on June 15 in London by Sotheby's will go ahead as planned.

"The sale of the paintings at public auction will be an unprecedented opportunity for broad competition and the initial response from collectors to the announcement of the sale has been positive. Both Sotheby's and Dartington would be delighted if the works were acquired by an Indian institution - and returned to India - as they are certainly of museum quality," Sotheby's said.

Matisse, Picasso art works stolen in Paris

0

Tweet

Paris: Art thieves stole works by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and Amedeo Modigliani worth 500 million euros ($ 620.8 million) from a Paris museum, French police and prosecutors said on Thursday.

The theft of the five paintings was discovered by employees at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris when they opened the museum on Thursday and noticed a smashed window pane.

Swedish cartoonist attacked by protestors

0

Tweet

A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted on Tuesday.

Furious protesters interrupted a lecture he was giving at a university. Lars Vilks later told the media that a man leaped from the front row and head-butted him. His glasses were broken but he was not hurt. Two people have been arrested for the attack. Vilks has faced numerous threats over his controversial drawing of the Muhammad but this is the first time he has been physically assaulted.

Crichton's art collection sells for record price

0

Tweet

NEW YORK: Collectors spent big money at Christie's post-war and contemporary art auction on Tuesday, led by Jasper John’s pop art painting "Flag" from a collection that had belonged to best-selling author Michael Crichton, which sold for a record $ 28.64 million.

The $ 232 million total from the auction, including commission, marked the third consecutive night at which Christie's and rival Sotheby's met or exceeded pre-sale estimates for the annual spring sales. Of the 79 lots on offer, only five failed to sell.