On This Day

NOVEMBER 29, ON THIS DAY One of the greatest Indian artists of the twentieth-century S.Sobha Singh was a great soul who created masterpieces of immense value and vitality. Though his […]

NOVEMBER 28, ON THIS DAY Commerce is so far from being beneficial to arts, or to empire, that it is destructive of both, as all their history shows, for the

NOVEMBER 26, ON THIS DAY A true painter should have no home – but to wander in search of scenery and character – during Spring, Summer, and Autumn – some

NOVEMBER 25, ON THIS DAY \”Art remains a sure refuge, the hope of a reason for our life here, and this consoling thought that a little beauty is also found

NOVEMBER 24, ON THIS DAY People want me to finish things. But I see them in such a way and paint them accordingly. … Nothing is simpler than to complete

NOVEMBER 23, ON THIS DAY Errors and exaggerations do not matter. What matters is boldness in thinking with a strong-pitched voice, in speaking out about things as one feels them

NOVEMBER 22, ON THIS DAY Ignaz Gunther was a German woodcarver and sculptor who produced work in the Bavarian Rococo style. His elongated shapes and pastel polychromy mix the vivacity

NOVEMBER 21, ON THIS DAY “As regards the artists themselves, most of them gave up their freedom quite lightly, placing their art at the service of someone or something. As

NOVEMBER 17, ON THIS DAY “I grew up in the small lands of South Bombay. So for me, the grid of Bombay, the objects of Bombay, the small interesting parts

NOVEMBER 16, ON THIS DAY Irish painter Francis Danby belonged to the Romantic period. His vivid, dramatic landscapes were on par with John Martin\’s. Danby first honed his innovative approach