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The record price fetched by MF Husain Gram Yatra even surprised Christie’s, where the painting was being auctioned. “Our estimate was $2.5-3.5 million which we thought was fair, but this was a phenomenal work,” says Nishad Avari, head of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. The only comparable work is Husain’s Zameen, which…
As a teenager, each time I crossed the boundaries of good behaviour, my father would remind me of the saying, ‘With freedom, comes responsibility.’ Liberty has an inseparable second half — that of being held accountable for actions. And the balance between these two seemingly opposite ideas inevitably comes with tension. This applies to how…
M.F. Husain at the National Art Gallery in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AFP A Delhi court on Monday (January 21, 2025) ordered the seizure of paintings of Hindu deities made by Padma awardee M.F. Husain, displayed in the Delhi Art Gallery. The paintings showed Hindu gods Hanuman and Ganesha holding nude female characters in hands…
