These Bengaluru stores make classics a decor choice for all

Now, bring home a masterpiece without worrying about the overhead costs

Updated - August 12, 2026 05:38 pm IST

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, available with Tallenge

If you have wistfully pored over classic works of art and sighed at their unavailability or ever wondered if prints ordered online would be worth it, here are two places in the city where you can pick from a multitude of options, and get an idea how they would look in your home.

Off a quiet lane in Koramangala, Tallenge is an office-and-store in a nondescript building where Praveen Gupta P and his team are busy sourcing and framing prints of paintings and posters in various sizes. Their range, which can be perused online, is vast. With over 40,000 paintings from old masters such as Da Vinci, Rembrandt and Monet to modernists Munch, Klimt and Amrita Sher-Gil, besides a host of others as well as movie posters, the site is a treasure trove where one can lose track of time.

Tallenge initially began as a platform to promote new talent, but Praveen soon realised not many people support up-and-coming artists, at least not on a commercially viable level. He also found out the hard way that online platforms had made the process of returning products so easy, customers had no qualms in returning original works of art in various states of mutilation.

Sites such as Google Art and Culture as well as the creation of prints do not detract from the importance of the artist or the role of museums. “Instead, museums are witnessing an increase in footfall with young visitors keen to experience art they may have first seen online. The works of long-forgotten or obscure artists come to light, and the value of art appreciates as more people know about it,” says Praveen.

Since art which has been in the public domain for 70 years or more can be accessed by all, the range of art which can be made available commercially is considerable.

Still, Praveen and his team do their due diligence before uploading an image on to their site and while there have been no issues over copyright, he recalls an incident in the reverse. “The grandchild of an artist approached us asking if we had a particular piece in our collection; the woman in the painting was their mother and they did not have a copy for themselves.”

A poster of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, on Tallenge | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Praveen says this line of work opened up interesting avenues of thought and learning. “News of the sale of an art work at Christie’s could have you going down the rabbit hole of history, geography and interesting trivia.”

“What would compel Hiroshi Yoshida, a Japanese printmaker, or American explorer Edwin Weeks, living at the turn of the century to travel around the world painting? Their works offer a glimpse into life and society in those times and still fetch a handsome price today.”

Weeks’ Two Nautch Girls was sold for close to ₹5 crore at auction earlier this year. “Every painting has a story to tell and are rich in nuggets of information. And it is never ending as there is far more art in the world than one can consume in a lifetime.”

Browsing through the site will eventually get you to their movie posters section, even if that is not your original intent. Over 2,000 posters ranging from classic Indian hits to vintage Hollywood as well as some of their foreign language releases abound; facetious minimalist movie posters complete the segment.

According to Praveen, when Hollywood movies were released in Thailand they came out unofficially which meant there were no Thai versions of the movie poster. “This gave rise to a subculture of hand-painted random posters in Thai. Someone would create artwork, most of them were poor in quality and context as not many knew English there, and then print a few 100 copies to create publicity. Hindi films were similarly promoted in villages and small towns back in the day.”

Today, the original posters are rare, but even prints are worth a pretty sum and are sought by collectors, sociologists, anthropologists and the like, he says.

As part of their services, Tallenge frames and delivers orders if required.

Tallenge is at 663 2nd Floor, 5th Cross Rd, 4th Block, Koramangala. Catalogue of artists and posters available at tallengestore.com

In the heart of the city, tucked away into one of its smaller lanes is Montage. Here, works of art line the walls and are neatly stacked, giving you a chance to browse. Since most of these are reproductions, the sizes range from the standard to customisable and customers can view their options online.