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This is the second time in less than two years that an auction consisting entirely of modern Indian art from a prominent Japanese collection has created record prices for leading masters.
arts Published 4th March 2021 Lost portrait by one of India's most famous female artists resurfaces after 90 years Written by Oscar Holland, CNN A long-forgotten painting by Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India's most important modern artists, is going under the hammer for the first time. The rediscovered portrait is expected to fetch up to $2.8 million at a rare auction appearance for the painter's work, little of which remains in private hands. Depicting one of Sher-Gil's friends, art critic Denyse Proutaux, "Portrait of Denyse" shows its subject wearing a red velvet dress in front of vividly col...