Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get in touch with the Collection?
Please get in touch with us using the following Contact Form.
Can I come at any time to visit the collection?
Since this is a private collection, all visits shall be by appointment only. You can request for an appointment through using the Contact Form.
How can I access the personal archives of the artist?
Please note that access to the archives is very limited. You may drop a mail to us at speak@amarnathsehgal.com requesting for an appointment and the reasons for your visit to the archives. Please attach the university ID, in case you a scholar or a researcher. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
When is it necessary to obtain the agreement of the legal beneficiaries?
Any use or exploitation of the work, name and image of Amar Nath Sehgal, and any adaptation of his work, must have a written authorization from the holders of his rights. A restoration is not an insignificant act. It engages the right of respect for the work. Supervision by the beneficiaries, or their written agreement, is always preferable.
What do the rights to use or exploit the work of an artist entail?
This is a question, in particular, of the exclusive right to distribute the work among the public and authorize its reproduction, be it by image, publication or any other medium…The right to adapt the work is also involved.
Are there are any obligations imposed on the holder of rights during the period of the exclusive rights?
Yes. Misuse in the exploitation or non-exploitation of the work is sanctioned by the Code of Intellectual Property.
What is the right of respect of the name and the work?
The right of respect of the name is the right of authorship, i.e. the right to oblige others to always mention the name of the author of the work when it is made use of or exploited.
The right of respect of the integrity of the work is, in particular, the right to impose on any use or exploitation that it remains faithful to the original model and does not violate its image by any inappropriate use or exploitation.
Involved here are two elements of the artist’s moral rights, which are, where he is concerned, perpetual; they never expire. Even after the work has entered the public domain, these rights make it possible to control, for example, the fidelity to the original model, or the respect of the material of reproduction desired by the artist. They also make it possible to control the name under which the work is distributed.