Contemporary art, India's new aestheticSaffronart's record-breaking sale underscores a booming Indian art market, fueled by rising affluence and art's growing appeal as an asset....
30 Sep, 2025, 12.58 AM IST
Art Adviser. Friend. Thief.Lisa Schiff, once a celebrated art adviser, confessed to defrauding clients out of $6.4 million. Her scam, which spanned several years, inv...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
Investment in government bonds: RBI to launch mobile app for Retail Direct portalRBI Retail Direct Mobile App: The central bank announced the launch of mobile app for RBI Retail Direct portal for investing in government ...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
This man paid $9,000 for a pair of Donald Trump sneakersDonald Trump appeared at Sneaker Con to promote a limited-edition line of gilded high-tops. Roman Sharf, a watch dealer, bought an autograp...
26 Feb, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
How Van Gogh's 'Still Life, Vase With Daisies' & Poppies' became one of the best-selling artworks in historyIn 2014, Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece, sold for $62 million at a New York auction house.
04 Jun, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Man vs machine: Whom will the paintings belong to once AI replace artists?Using artificial intelligence to create artwork is a growing trend in the art world.
07 Sep, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
With $208 billion between them, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani face offAnalysts are in agreement that the two men are likely to play a big role in reshaping the Indian business landscape, potentially leaving in...
02 Aug, 2022, 05.16 AM IST
Designer Hubert de Givenchy’s extravagant life as told by his furniture, sculpture & artDe Givenchy's family is keeping Le Jonchet as a holiday retreat.
10 Jul, 2022, 09.30 AM IST
Karl Lagerfeld’s five pairs of Chanel fingerless leather gloves fetch $54.5K at Paris auctionA cutout of the designer’s profile on paper fetched 32,760 euros.
23 Dec, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Rombac plane, owned by Romanian ex-dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, fetches $146K at auctionThe winning bidder was a foreign collector passionate about Romania's history.
29 May, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
An AI masterpiece on canvas: Obvious Art's portrait fetches $432,500 at New York auctionThe work was the brainchild of Obvious Art, a Paris-based collective.
27 Oct, 2018, 07.12 PM IST
Art collector plans to keep Banksy's painting that can self-destructThe 2006 work, 'Girl with Balloon,' will be renamed 'Love is in the Bin' to reflect its changed state.
12 Oct, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
The royal legacy of Arcot, culinary and otherwiseA pucci biryani — where rice and meat are cooked separately, before being layered and steamed together on what is called “dum” in Lucknow —...
11 Dec, 2016, 12.26 AM IST
Pure 'gold'! Why the Guggenheim Museum is making headlinesThe ‘interactive’ exhibit is located in a standard, pre-existing bathroom on the fourth floor of the museum.
18 Sep, 2016, 08.18 AM IST
New York’s Plaza Hotel auction: A look at the hotel's gilded historyThe 282-room iconic hotel is expected to sell for more than $1 billion, which is fitting for a hotel that has been rated as the best by the...
22 Mar, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
- Saffronart to field first auction of 'Indian Folk and Tribal Art and Objects' on August 21-22
This auction, the latest in Saffronart's series of sales, will showcase a selection of artworks and artefacts representative of the contemp...
16 Aug, 2012, 05.03 PM IST
- Asian art auctions may fetch $136.4 mn in NY
Chinese rhinoceros horn cups and gilded Buddhas have been unfashionable among collectors of Asian art for decades. But with the recent fren...
16 Mar, 2007, 12.00 AM IST