August 3, 2020

INDIA: From Raj to Swaraj

Antique & Vintage Photographs Auction;
Independence Day - 15th August 2020

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July 20, 2020

Art during Covid: No-Reserve Auction of Indian Art

Staying in and art can heal!

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October 5, 2019

Season of the Mother Goddess & the Divine

The rich pluralistic traditions of India have always seen an intermingling of cultures and faiths.

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October 5, 2016

Remembering Yusuf Arakkal (1945 - 2016)

Bangalore based Yusuf Arakkal, one of India’s foremost contemporary artists, passed away on 4th October 2016

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July 16, 2016

Artist Foundations Sued for Fake Claims

Counterfeits in Indian art and the recourse Bid & Hammer have taken to curb the menace.

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October 9, 2015

Souza's Mary Magdalene revisited

In the light of a similar work becoming the highest selling for an Indian artist

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April 29, 2015

Standing the test of time

On the 167th birth anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma - the pioneer of Indian modern art, Ankush Dadha, director of Bid & Hammer, speaks on the lasting appeal of his style and how to differentiate between lesser known and fake works.

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April 11, 2015

Saving the "same" Nandalal from an unauthentic story

It is very unfortunate that the following news report that was published by Vandana Kalra in the Indian Express was unverified and misconceived with the intention of sensationalising a story, as will become evident from the facts below:

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April 6, 2015

RAJA RAVI VARMA & the curious case of Suruchi Chand

Around the time of Bid & Hammer's 'Significant Indian Paintings' auction in 2010, Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) / Kishore Singh published the following comments on Raja Ravi Varma's works that were on offer (besides making several more imprudent statements on other works):

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