India's rich cultural tapestry is interwoven with a multitude of art forms that have mesmerized audiences around the world. From the bustling streets of Rajasthan to the serene landscapes of Kerala, ...

In 2008, the National Museum of the American Indian mounted a retrospective of the work of the 20th-century Figurative artist Fritz Scholder. It titled the show “Indian/Not Indian,” referring to the ...

When we talk about Indian art, paintings, and the likes, one of the first names to come to mind is of Raja Ravi Varma. One of the most celebrated and foreign techniques. He brought Indian art into the ...

Jatin Das, one of India's best known contemporary artists, was so moved by the plight of migrant workers trekking out of the cities during lockdown, he felt compelled to depict their ordeal.

The Christie's auction in New York of iconic Indian artist M F Husain for a record-setting 13.8 million dollars augurs well for Indian art and market. In the summer of 1954, the All India Fine Arts & ...

A circa 1575–80 painting attributed to Basawan, one of the leading painters of the Mughal court, set a new world record for a classical Indian or Islamic painting on Tuesday at Christie’s London, ...

It can be tempting to compare these historical Indian paintings with familiar examples from the Euro-American canon but that would do a disservice to these artworks, which are revelatory on their own.

The tradition of paintings has been carried on in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times. With time, Indian classical paintings evolved to become a sort of blend of the various traditions ...