M.F. Hussain works on sale in Mumbai

Ashadh Shuddha Navami

O Hindus, protest against Auction of painting of anti-Hindu painter Hussain and force organisers of Auction to remove Hussain’s paintings from auction!

CONTACT DETAILS:

RSVP
Yasmine K.T
[email protected]
+91 22 6615 9495 / 6632 4070

The Auction
Select Masterpieces of Indian Modern & Contemporary Art
7:30 pm Tuesday 30 June 2009
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower
Mumbai.

Opening Preview
Saturday 20 June 2009
7.00pm onwards
at OSIAN’s
G-2B, Nariman Bhavan, Nariman Point
Mumbai.

Private Preview
22 – 29 June 2009
By Appointment Only.

Detail news about Auction

Mumbai: At a time when Indian art is doing relatively well in auctions abroad, iconic works by F N Souza, M F Hussain and S H Raza among others will go under the hammer here on Tuesday at a sale with a total estimate of Rs 22-28 crore.

Osian’s Indian Modern and Contemporary Art auction, comprising 58 lots, will bring together a remarkable range of historically significant masterpieces of fine art by Indian artists.

The auction’s repertoire also includes works by masters like V S Gaitonde, Ramkumar, Jamini Roy, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Pyne and contemporary artists such as Bharti Kher, Baiju Parthan and Atul Dodiya among others.

The highlights of the auction include two abstract works by Gaitonde that are highly characteristic of his style and estimated at Rs 1.6-2 crore and Rs 2.4-3 crore respectively, a vintage Metascape by Padamsee and Ramkumar’s Varanasi Series.

Commenting on the collection, Osian’s founder chairman Neville Tuli said, "To place together such an exceptional collection during these relative conservative times is very difficult and rare. The auction will clearly demonstrate the strength of the Indian art market in the country."

Works by Indian artists are having a wonderful run at recent auctions including Christie’s and Sotheby’s and sending a very positive and encouraging message to the market.

Source: The Hindu

Also See

1. Protest against anti-Hindu painter Hussain
2. Protest against controversial NCERT History Books