Curated
Themed selections that put works in conversation — a way into a movement, a school or a moment. Updated as the catalogue changes.



Objects made for worship and wonder — a gilt Tara, a white jade Buddha and a Pahari Krishna among them.

From B. Prabha's fisherwomen to Pyne's haunted heroines, the female figure carried much of the emotional weight of post-Independence painting.



Founded in Bombay in 1947, the year of Independence, the Progressives set out to make an Indian art that was modern without being derivative. This selection brings together Husain, Raza, Souza and their circle.