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Bombay HC directs Mumbai customs to return Souza, Padamsee artworks in 2 weeks

The Mumbai Customs, using a 1964 notification, cited obscenity and confiscated them.

File photo of artist Akbar Padamsee at his residence at Prabhadevi. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 10:25 AM IST

High art offends customs officials in Mumbai, Souza, Padamsee deemed obscene

Francis Newton Souza's painting "Lovers" sold for ₹40 crore, but Mumbai Customs seized similar works for obscenity, sparking legal battles.

In this file photo, Artist Akbar Padamsee photographed at his residence at Prabhadevi in Mumbai, India, on Friday, August 12, 2016.(Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 08:54 AM IST
ByBapu Deedwania

High art offends customs officials, works of Souza & Padamsee deemed obscene

Souza and Padamsee were part of the Progressive Artists’ Group which introduced European modernism to Indian art

After the artworks were seized by Customs, the matter reached the Bombay high court. (File)
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 05:55 AM IST
ByBapu Deedwania
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