India, Oct. 15 -- Peter Nagy was clear about his gallery not closing the day he would depart for heavenly abode. Honouring his request, the Nature Morte galleries in Delhi and Mumbai stayed open, after sharing the news on Tuesday about its founder having "passed away after a long illness".

Aged 67, artist-gallerist-curator Nagy was born in Connecticut, USA. He first co-founded this gallery with artist Alan Blecher in New York City's East Village in 1982, before moving to India in 1992 and reopening it in the Capital in 1997. In 2024, the gallery also opened in Mumbai, and recently got a new spot in Delhi's Gulmohar Park after spending years in Neeti Bagh that was followed by a short stint in Chattarpur's Dhan Mill. That August Saturday e...