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Australia to return largest ever collection of stolen art to India

NRI Affairs News Desk by NRI Affairs News Desk
August 5, 2021
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The National Gallery of Australia will return 14 works of art from its Asian art collection to the Indian Government.

The works of art being repatriated include 13 objects “connected to art dealer Subhash Kapoor through Art of the Past and one acquired from art dealer William Wolff.”

NGA said in a statement that the works to be repatriated include six bronze or stone sculptures, a brass processional standard, a painted scroll and six photographs.

“Another three sculptures sourced from Art of the Past have also been removed from the collection. Further research will be undertaken to identify their place of origin before they are repatriated,” NGA said.

The National Gallery of Australia has returned the art works to India  in 2014, 2016 and 2019. However, this is the largest ever collection to be returned by the gallery so far.

NGA says that it will no longer hold any works acquired through Subhash Kapoor in its collection.

“The decision to return the works is the culmination of years of research, due diligence and an evolving framework for decision-making that includes both legal principles and ethical considerations,” said the National Gallery.

Guru Das Studio, not titled (Gujarati family group portrait, India) purchased 2009

National Gallery of Australia Director Nick Mitzevich said these actions demonstrated the National Gallery’s commitment to being a leader in the ethical management of collections.

“With these developments, provenance decision-making at the National Gallery will be determined by an evidence-based approach evaluated on the balance of probabilities, anchored in robust legal and ethical decision-making principles and considerations,” he said.

“As the first outcome of this change, the Gallery will be returning 14 objects from the Indian art collection to their country of origin. This is the right thing to do, its culturally responsible and the result of collaboration between Australia and India. We are grateful to the Indian Government for their support and are pleased we can now return these culturally significant objects.”

Tamil Nadu, India The dancing child-saint Sambandar, 12th century, purchased 2005

The Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Manpreet Vohra, welcomed the decision by the Australian Government and the National Gallery to return the works.

“The Government of India is grateful for this extraordinary act of goodwill and gesture of friendship from Australia,” Mr Vohra said.

“These are outstanding pieces: their return will be extremely well-received by the Government and people of India.”

The works being returned are:

• Chola dynasty (9th-13th centuries), The child-saint Sambandar, 12th century, purchased 1989

• Chola dynasty (9th-13th centuries), The dancing child-saint Sambandar, 12th century,

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purchased 2005

• Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Processional standard [‘alam], 1851, purchased 2008

• Mount Abu region, Rajasthan, India, Arch for a Jain shrine, 11th-12th century, purchased 2003

• Mount Abu region, Rajasthan, India, Seated Jina, 1163, purchased 2003

• Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, India, The divine couple Lakshmi and Vishnu [Lakshmi Narayana],

10th-11th century, purchased 2006

• Gujarat, India, Goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon [Durga Mahisasuramardini], 12th13th century, purchased 2002

• Rajasthan, India, Letter of invitation to Jain monks; picture scroll [vijnaptipatra], c. 1835,

purchased 2009

• Lala D. Dayal, India, Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Yamin, 1903, purchased 2010

• Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, not titled [‘Manorath’ portrait of donor and priests before Shri

Nathji, Udaipur, Rajasthan], unknown date, purchased 2009

• Guru Das Studio, not titled [Gujarati family group portrait], purchased 2009

• Shanti C. Shah, Hiralal A Gandhi memorial portrait, 1941, purchased 2009

• Venus Studio, India, not titled [Portrait of a man], 1954, purchased 2009

• Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, not titled [Portrait of a woman], unknown date, purchased 2009

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