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Portrait of an artist's friend: An Amrita Sher-Gil rediscovered

Sher-Gil's hitherto unknown portrait will lead Christie's March auction

Virtual art exhibit aims at strengthening ties between India, Philippines

Arth Art International from India and ArtisteSpace Inc from Philippines, have come together for a one-of-a-kind intercultural art exchange to solidify the diplomatic relationship between the countries

What a $32 million dinosaur can tell us about this year's art auctions

The sale of a $30 million sculpture cast 50 years ago might not tell you much about a $15,000 drawing made last month, but it could- and often does-give you some sense of where the winds are blowing

With demand up, artists are now busier than before Covid-19 pandemic

With collectors spending more time at home, and spends on luxuries curtailed, art became a natural point of attention

It's not museums that continued collecting art during Covid-19 but banks

As pandemic-related shutdowns have entered their ninth month, banks have continued to collect, lend, and exhibit art. By comparison, 1 in 3 American museums never reopened after shutting down in March

The art market isn't merely surviving, it's thriving despite Covid-19

History has proven that art has been a tradeable commodity in times of crisis - and where there are sellers, there are bound to be buyers, even in moments of adversity

Best of BS Opinion: US-India defence cooperation, employment rate & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Indian creativity in miniature

Book review of Court & Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Collection

MF Husain's Voices sets new benchmark for artist; sold at Rs 18.5 cr

The surprise, is not that it took so long to get to this point, but that Voices has established a benchmark at a time of severe financial distress

The forgotten Bombay School

Bombay School was based on realism, or naturalism, as taught by the colonial mindset that patterned it.

The pandemic is finding eloquent expression in India's folk art traditions

Contemporary works by folk artists are increasingly documenting the pandemic, relaying, through the songs of bards and works in colour, ways to keep oneself safe.

A prescient artist

Surveying a century of art practice in India, one is struck anew by how artists have reacted to situations and crises in their lifetimes.

A unique fundraiser offers quality photographic prints for a steal

The fundraising initiative was created in solidarity with a nation that has fired the imagination of the global photography community for decades

Art sales haven't been entirely dampened, they're just moving online

Overseas and here, auction houses are capitalising on the fact that collectors are stuck at home - and are online.

A piece of the artist

While an artist book may not seem like a conventional art work, for a dedicated collector it is the extreme portability it offers that is its greatest appeal.

How might artists be keeping themselves occupied in forced confinement?

Those with home studios are fortunate to be able to work, saved from distractions - one can be sure no gallerists or collectors are pursuing them for works required for exhibitions

Delhi's art musings

Quite different from Reddy's sexually intimidating sculptures is Sudipta Das's migratory juggernaut

Art in 2019 showed record-breaking sales -- and a banana taped to the wall

In the Indian art-scape, Vasudeo S Gaitonde was the undisputed star, bagging the top two spots for the most expensive Indian artworks sold in the year

Abstract art: A collector's delight and solid value for the astute investor

The genre has caught the the fancy of connoisseurs and investors alike. But you need a discerning eye, and plenty of cash and time if you regard the art form as an asset class

The new Museum of Modern Art ditches chronology for a mixture of ideas

This sounds fairly simple to achieve: Don't put galleries in a one-directional loop, yet it eluded architect Yoshio Taniguchi in the 2004 extension of MoMA