India, Oct. 14 -- Peter Nagy, founder of Nature Morte gallery, a contemporary art gallery in New Delhi, passed away aged 67. A statement put out by the gallery on Tuesday late night stated that Nagy had "passed away after a long illness".

"Peter was clear that, when the time came, the gallery should not close its doors in mourning. To him, an exhibition was never about the gallery. It belonged to the artist who had poured themselves into it and to everyone who came to see it. He believed an artist's moment should never be put on hold, and that the truest way to honour a life given to art is to keep showing it. Respecting his wishes, our doors remain open," the statement read.

Nagy, who was born in Connecticut, USA, first co-founded Gall...