A major new benchmark was achieved at Christie’s New York auction of South Asian Modern and contemporary art on Wednesday, where an Indian Modern artwork broke the $10 million mark for the first time, ...

People all over the world have long been fascinated by Indian art and culture. However, the twentieth century was the one that truly defined and propelled India’s visual identity in the modern world.

When most people think of Indian art, intricate sculptures and ancient temples come to mind. Indian art for many is part of an ancient history — vestiges of a religious past that have somehow petered ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The history of Modern Indian Art shines with countless luminous stars, whose legacy is eternally remembered and cherished. Of these, the old masters of Indian art, active during ...

India’s modern art history is often reduced to a brief list of celebrated men. But alongside them, and frequently despite structural barriers, women painters were carving out bold, original visual ...

(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today Spice issue dated April 7, 2025) In 2023, Saffronartâ India's leading auction house that is celebrating its 25th anniversary this yearâ ...

Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) was a founding member of the Progressive Artists Group, as well as one of the most famous modern artists in India. Husain left behind academic realism to create a ...

I HAVE heard it said that modern Indian art is neither modern nor Indian. That, of course, is an exaggeration, and yet it causes one to pause momentarily and cast a backward glance over the centuries.

Last month, India’s cultural season culminated with the largest and most international edition of the India Art Fair since its founding in 2008. Over 120 exhibitors, including 26 newcomers, ...

S. H. Raza, "Germination" (1989), acrylic on canvas (© and courtesy Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi; all images courtesy Thames & Hudson unless noted otherwise) Success! Your account was created and ...

A fine painting – but not Indian. With that backhanded compliment, the eminent Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe was disqualified from participation in the Contemporary American Indian Painting ...

Every year since I first had the pleasure of studying art history at university, I have longed for a sourcebook “detailing” art from India. I am sometimes quite annoyed with publications with “global” ...