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Journey down memory lane as art galleries in Delhi mark milestone anniversaries

August 25, 2025 3:14 am

This year marks the milestone anniversaries for several art galleries in Delhi that opened at various points in time

Row over MF Husain paintings: Court junks plea seeking FIR against art gallery. Here's why

August 22, 2025 2:22 pm

Advocate Makarand D Adkar, who represented complainant Amita Sachdeva, had moved the sessions court against a magistrate court order, which had refused to direct the registration of an FIR against DAG, formerly known as Delhi Art Gallery.

Why so many MF Husain paintings have horses: Flying across horizons, 'from Karbala to Ashwamedh'

July 28, 2025 6:03 pm

Rarely static, Husain’s horses are powerful creatures that exude immense grace, drawing inspiration from history and religion. His very last series, meant to be an ode to diversity and pluralism in India, also featured horses, but was left incomplete.

MF Husain threw his paintbrush at the screen after watching Sooraj Barjatya's biggest flop; questioned him, 'What have you done?'

April 25, 2025 3:16 pm

Sooraj Barjatya got a call from MF Husain after the painter watched his film Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon.

Learn to expand your brain to understand art: DAG to complainant who said MF Husain paintings insulted gods

April 05, 2025 4:34 am

While the complainant argued that gods “have been shown holding nude women” in M F Husain paintings, the lawyer for Delhi-based DAG said “there are misleading facts in the complaint”.

How Cubism, the art movement led by the likes of Picasso, evolved in India

March 28, 2025 1:14 pm

Cubism marked a break from traditionalist perspectives. Renowned Indian artists MF Husain and FN Souza, among others, are counted among its proponents.

Husain artwork in Oslo hospital to return to India — for record Rs 118 crore

March 21, 2025 11:46 am

Untitled (Gram Yatra) is not only setting a new record for Indian art, but also marking the first time an Indian artwork has exceeded the Rs 100-crore mark.

Delhi court refuses to order FIR against art gallery for displaying ‘offensive’ MF Husain paintings

January 23, 2025 10:11 pm

During the hearing on Wednesday, Advocate Makrand Adkar, representing Sachdeva, submitted in court that MF Husain may be the greatest artist in the world but he had no right to insult Hindu deities.

The maverick and his art: MF Husain across six decades

November 30, 2024 8:55 am

Husain’s paintings have spoken to audiences, both regional and global. Now, an exhibition in the Capital testifies to why he is one of India’s most-admired artists

'MF Husain wouldn't come to shoots, showed sketches, tore up script': Veteran DP Santosh Sivan on the only 'confrontation' he's had with a director

June 13, 2024 12:07 pm

Veteran cinematographer Santosh Sivan recalled the only time he's had a confrontation with one of his directors, and said that he didn't see eye to eye with MF Husain while making Meenaxi.

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MF Husain painting sells for Rs 118 crore, becomes most expensive modern Indian art

March 24, 2025 10:42 am

Learn about the artist and the significance of this historic auction.

Works of masters M F Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza and others at this art exhibition

July 03, 2023 11:29 am

Luminous Legacy art exhibition will showcase over 30 works from legendary M F Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza, K H Ara, H A Gade and S K Bakre.

'Master Maqbool': Stunning works of master painter MF Husain go on display in Mumbai

December 12, 2022 9:29 am

A solo show on works by painter MF Husain, including a rare horse painting, is being held at The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai

In pics: A virtual glimpse of 100 years of art practice

June 14, 2021 5:12 pm

The Edition 2 of The Centum Series by DAG presents a miscellany of Indian art featuring a hundred works by a hundred artists

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