Living Art | How COVID-19 lockdown, contrary to popular belief, has led to a boom in art market, thanks to online auctions
Ashoke Nag • 3 years ago“During the lockdown, disposable incomes of the high-end groups and businessmen had grown because they weren’t travelling, partying or attending weddings. Speculators disappeared, and serious collectors gained ground," says Dinesh Vazirani, CEO, Saffronart.
International Artists’ Day 2021: Celebrate occasion by learning about these legendary painters of 20th Century
Fp Staff • 3 years agoInternational Artists’ Day commemorates the importance of art as a creative human expression and as a chronicler of human life, nature, and communities.
Greek police recover paintings by Piet Mondrian and Pablo Picasso a decade after their theft from an Athens gallery
• 4 years agoThe paintings were stripped from their frames during a well-organised, overnight heist at the National Art Gallery on 9 January 2012.
From Picassos to Dalis: Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate mass art trove
• 4 years agoThe family plans to donate 23,000 pieces from Lee’s personal collection to two state-run museums.
New exhibition reinterprets Van Gogh's letters to his brother in light of prevailing socio-political issues
Sushmita • 5 years agoA three-day event recently held in Pune explored various artists' interpretation of letters written by Vincent Van Gogh to his brother, Theo. Titled ‘Van Gogh’s Letters Retold’, the exhibition showcased artworks and performances ranging from classical dance to puppet shows and sand art, among other forms.
Genius Picasso: Antonio Banderas to star in 10-part TV series based on acclaimed artist's tumultuous life
• 7 years agoAntonio Banderas says rather than a typical biopic, the series for National Geographic, Genius Picasso — shot partly in Budapest — is a 'kind of cubist painting of him'.
Rare Picasso painting to make its debut in Hong Kong, expected to fetch $50 million
• 7 years agoThe painting is a colourful and angular depiction of Picasso's French lover with a dark silhouette looming behind her face.
Husain: Portrait of an Artist book review — Ila Pal's biography offers new insights but fails to demystify painter
Gautam Chintamani • 7 years agoIla Pal had both the access and the advantage of a ringside view to MF Husain's life for close to 50 years
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' sells for an eye-watering $450 million, smashes old record of any artwork ever sold
• 7 years agoA painting of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction, smashing previous records for artworks sold.
Pablo Picasso's 'La Plage, Juan-les-Pins' finds a home in Mumbai: What the artwork signifies
Devanshsharma • 7 years agoWhile Pablo Picasso's classic 'Guernica' depicted the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, his La Plage deceptively projects happier times by the Mediterranean sea.