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From Madhuri Dixit to Horses: Explore the Best Paintings of M.F. Husain in 10 pictures.

Featured, Photo Gallery / 17/09/2023

The famed painter M.F. Husain was known for his colourful Cubist-style works that included nude Hindu deities, metropolitan settings, horses, and even Madhuri Dixit. He started out studying calligraphy before pursuing a career in Mumbai painting movie posters and creating toys. He was born in 1915. During a 1953 trip, he was exposed to European […]

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5 Controversial Paintings and Artworks of M.F. Husain

Do You Know? / 17/09/2023

“Whenever you do new work which people don’t understand, they say it was done to create controversy” – M.F. Husain Maqbool Fida Husain, an acclaimed Indian artist, received accolades such as the Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan. He was the highest-paid painter in India; at Christie’s auctions, his canvases fetched up to USD

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Born on this day: M. F. Husain, the Bombay Progressive who reinvented the pictorial plane

Artist Profile, Featured, On This Day / 17/09/2023

17 th Sep’ 2023 ON THIS DAY “Art is always ahead of time. Tomorrow, they will understand it” —M. F. Husain Early Moorings M. F. Husain, popularly hailed as the ‘Picasso of India’, was born on this day, 17th September, in 1915. Maqbool Fida Husain was born in Pandharpur, in Maharashtra today and then in

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Meenaxi: M.F. Husain’s Cinematic Canvas of Art and Imagination

Columns, Featured, Reviews / 16/09/2023

M.F. Hussain, renowned as the “Picasso of India,” made an unforgettable impression on the world of art with his ingenuity and limitless imagination. His first venture towards filmmaking resulted in the gem known as “Meenaxi.” This cinematic masterpiece, which was released in 2004, demonstrates Hussain’s abilities as a painter, storyteller, and visionary. Meenaxi immerses spectators

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AstaGuru’s latest Auction Results

art market / 03/05/2023

Tsuktiben Jamir AstaGuru in Mumbai, Maharashtra is a premier online auction house for art, antiques, and luxury in India that was founded in 2008. Over time, AstaGuru has emerged as the most reputable source for original artwork and collectibles. In 2018, AstaGuru also became the first Indian auction house to provide a special edition for

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Understanding the unique art index that bolsters art investment in India

art market, Featured / 13/03/2023

Rishiraj Sethi A joint initiative of IIM-A and the Mumbai-based Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, the IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art (Price) Index — or IAIAI — has been called a “head-heart confluence” While the international art market is at least a whopping 250 years old — if one were to take the formation of notable auction

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5 controversial art, born in India

Uncategorized / 07/12/2022

Controversies in India are very much common and anything can get and is getting banned under various terms. A movie, music or a banner everything is attracting controversies, so how can art be aloof! As an integral part of popular culture, art by its very nature can be shocking. Sometimes, shock factor is even a

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Art of faking art

Columns, Uncategorized / 04/10/2022

Rajesh Kumar “Simply train a pair of hands in understanding how a said artist worked, and the returns can be exponential”, says Arvind Vijaymohan, chief executive officer of Artery India. As Indian art world blossoms to new heights of popularity, similar is the scenario in the market of ‘fakes’. It definitely slows down the trade

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