How India’s ‘biggest art deal’ buried masterpieces in a bank vault

Cherylann Mollan

BBC News, Mumbai

Pundole Art Gallery Little goblin figures can be seen holding up a bench in this triptych. An unlikely cast of characters is perched on this bench: from left to right, an athlete holding an Olympic torch; two figures, one wearing the shirt and braces of a European explorer, the other a native of precolonial Africa and another pair, one in Arab robes and headgear, the other in colonial jacket and sola topi, puffing at a pipe.Pundole Art Gallery

The paintings were locked away in bank vaults since 2008

Nearly two dozen paintings by one of the world’s most celebrated modern artists – once part of a record-breaking art deal – are set to hit…

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