Art and History,
finding One Another
[Delhi]

Art & Deal Correspondent

An Indian kaleidoscope – An exhibition bringing together the best of art and history from India 200 years ago by Pran Sabharwal Foundation Exhibition featuring lithographs, wood engraving by artists such as William and Thomas Daniell, Solvyn, Mortimer Menpes and Dottor Ferrario.

Be ready to walk through the walls of Indian history this Summer as the Pran Sabharwal Foundation (PSF) is organizing an exhibition displaying around 300 artworks – lithographs, wood engravings, steel plate engravings and canvases – from Indian colonial times by artists such as William and Thomas Daniell, Solvyn, Mortimer Menpes and Dottor Ferrario at 1AQ on Mehrauli Road, from April 25 to May 17, 2015. The foundation, which strives to utilize art as a medium to highlight social issues has, yet again, brought forth an exhibition capturing the close ties shared by art, history, culture and tradition. It
will certainly be difficult to find out if man’s quest for great art helped in digging out history or if man’s interest in knowing his past helped in discovering great art. Since time immemorial, art and history have been woven together like silk and gold, coexisting and bringing beauty and meaning to one another. Till date, works of art help in understanding the culture and lives of people of the time that they originate from and what we know of history helps us understand the significance of a particular piece of art, based on its times.