Famous Indian Artists and their Works

India is blessed by a rich cultural heritage and mythology. No wonder every corner of the nation is filled with acclaimed art geniuses. These artists draw inspirations from the ancient art forms as well as from their forefathers and have come up with several renowned pieces. Most of these artists are self-taught who have a much-admired presence in the international artists fraternity.

Here is the list of some of the best artists of India

•    S. H. Raza is a widely acclaimed in the Indian art fraternity. He has worked in France and all his abstract arts are in oil or acrylic. They have a rich use of color and recently he also became one of India's expensive modern artists. This came after his painting ‘Saurashtra’ sold for $3,486,965 back in 2010.
•    Tyeb Mehta is also a very highly celebrated artist. One of his paintings had sold for Rs.8 crore at an international auction.
•    John Wilkins’s works are highly rated in the league of the greatest artists. Today his paintings are highly acclaimed and most of his collections are exhibited in affluent business houses and Government institutions.
•    Francis Newton Souza also known as F.N. Souza is an Indian artist who is also the founding member of Progressive Artists' Group of Bombay. He is also the first post-independence Indian artist to attain high recognition the West.
•    Vasudeo S. Gaitonde is reputed for his abstract art.
•    Amrita Sher-Gil is a distinguished Indian painter who is today considered to be an important woman painter of 20th-century. Her legacy is at par with that of the Masters of the Bengal Renaissance.
•    Subodh Gupta is based in New Delhi and was born in Khagaul, Patna. His specialty includes brass sculptures.
•    Maqbool Fida Husain is popularly known as MF Husain. He struggled a lot in the initial days of his career; today his paintings average a staggering 2 million dollars. Back in 2010, he had been offered the honorary citizenship of Qatar.

This is the list of some of the most prominent names in the Indian painting and art landscape. Their paintings are an asset for every single owner who invests in them and their works are celebrated the world over.