ISLAMABAD, July 13: An exhibition of paintings of some of the leading artists from Karachi, Quetta, Lahore and other major cities of Pakistan went on display again at the Khaas gallery on Wednesday. The freshness of the creations and novelty of themes were exciting and innovative but whispers that the prices were very high persuaded the painters and the gallery to reduce them by 30 per cent.

Works by Akram Dost Baloch, Tabinda Chinoy, Mohammad Kazim, Anwar Saeed, Ifshar Malik and several other modern painters were displayed amidst rave reviews for art lovers.

All these works had been put on display earlier at Khaas Gallery as a matter of routine but their high price tags also kept them hanging there for long.

Some of the paintings had originally been priced at Rs25,000.

The organizer of the Khaas Gallery told Dawn that the time factor impelled the reduction of the original demand. Fresh works were evincing more interest among the art lovers because of the novelty of the ideas and themes.