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At Christie’s, a sombre painting of wilting sunflowers by Gauguin – a homage to van Gogh – failed to entice buyers to meet its £7 million estimate. And three somewhat heavy-handed Pissarros ...

a sombre painting, that captures in remarkable detail the subject's finely etched face and gnarled, expressive hands. Famed the old man is not, but his portrait speaks volumes about the human ...

Durga also said, “In general, art is very subjective and depends on how a person looks at it. For example, one can even look at a sombre painting or a dull painting and still find happiness in it.