The iconic Starry Night’s desi link discovered; Warhol’s Monroe painting eyes $200 million auction

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!

 

The paint of Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ has an Indian link

‘The Starry Night’ is a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece and arguably one of the world’s most recognized pieces of art. Now, it has come to the fore that it has a rather interesting Indian connection. The yellow pigment used in the painting was sourced from the country, specifically from Munger in Bihar. But why would a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter from the late 1890s use colours sourced from a different continent to paint an imaginary view from a lonely window of his asylum in Southern France? That\’s because the shade of yellow that he was partial to could only be prepared in India. The \’Indian Yellow\’ was created by the urine of wasting cows, who were allegedly force-fed nothing other than mango leaves in the then city of Monghyr (currently Munger in Bihar). Want to know more? Head over to Moneycontrol.com. 

 

Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe expected to fetch $200 million at auction

A portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe by 1960s pop icon Andy Warhol will go up for auction in May with an estimated value of $200 million, which would set a record — \”poised to be the most expensive painting of the 20th century ever sold at auction\” — Christie\’s announced on Monday. The 1964 likeness of Monroe\’s face screen printed with bright yellow hair, a pink face and light blue eyeshadow, is one of five paintings Warhol made of Monroe. The work comes from the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation in Zurich. All the proceeds of the sale will benefit the foundation, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. The Dawn tells you all the details.

 

Seven charged for armed heist on Paris filming set of Netflix’s Lupin

Seven people have been charged after an armed robbery was staged last month on the French film set of hit Netflix series \’Lupin\’. Around twenty hooded thieves attacked the film crew by launching fireworks at them, a Netflix spokesperson said. They stole more than €300,000 (£250,000; $330,000) worth of equipment during the heist, in broad daylight. None of the cast or crew who were on set — reported to include the show\’s star Omar Sy — were injured. The seven accused, aged between 13 and 21, now face charges of armed robbery as part of an organised gang and receiving stolen goods, according to Agence France-Presse. Ironically, inspired by the fictional French master of disguise Arsène Lupin, the show tells the tale of professional thief Assane Diop who is played by Omar Sy. The BBC reports.