Preview of 20th Century Art Auction

DAG Modern (India’s largest repository of modern masters representing the gamut of Indian art practice in the 20th century) announced an impressive selection of works for its 20th Century Indian Art Auction to be held on December 6, 2016 in New Delhi.

It will be the third auction of the year, and the second since its formal entry into the auction space as an auction house.

DAG Modern’s debut auction as an auction house was held in August 2016 in New Delhi to considerable success, with a majority of the lots selling and bringing forth new art buyers and collectors.

The upcoming auction will showcase some of the best of Indian art from the 20th century, featuring 70 artworks comprising paintings and sculptures offered at attractive prices without the addition of the buyer’s premium.

The third preview will be in Hyderabad on November 17 and 18 at the Taj Deccan. On view will be works depicting a uniquely indigenous modernism that the 20th century ushered in India, examining the human condition as also presenting an Indian subjectivity.

The century also witnessed a new take on abstraction and experimentation with newer mediums.

The repertoire boasts of masters such as Nandalal Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Raja Ravi Verma sharing space with modernist masters as MF Husain, SH Raza, Jeram Patel, FN Souza, Himmat Shah, SK Bakre, Ganesh Pyne and KG Subramanyan.

The city preview schedule is as follows:
Hyderabad – November17 and18 at TajDeccan
Pune – November 21 and 22 at Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Mumbai – November 25, 26, 27 and 28 at DAG Modern, Kala Ghoda
New Delhi – December 4,5 and 6 at The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri