Art market, auctions: India

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This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content.

YEAR-WISE PRICES

2005: Tyeb Mehta

Prices paid for Indian art in 2005 Source: The Times of India

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2007: Raqib Shaw

Prices paid for Indian art in 2007 Source: The Times of India

See graphic, ‘Prices paid for Indian art in 2007’

2008: Souza, Gupta

Prices paid for Indian art in 2008 Source: The Times of India

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2009: the top 5

Top 5 artists based on painting sales: 2009; Graphic courtesy: From the archives of “India Today”, 2009

See graphic, ‘Top 5 artists based on painting sales: 2009 ‘

2010, 2013: Gaitonde, Raza, Arpita, Kher

Prices paid for Indian art in 2010 Source: The Times of India

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Prices paid for Indian art in 2010

2018: Tyeb Mehta, Sher-Gil

Sharmila Ganesan, A Tyeb Mehta fetches ₹20cr, Sher-Gil ₹18.7cr, November 30, 2018: The Times of India

In a new record for celebrated artist Amrita Sher-Gil, her work ‘The Little Girl in Blue’— a 1934 portrait of her cousin, which her cousin’s mother had not liked—fetched Rs 18.7 crore at auction house Sotheby’s inaugural event in Mumbai. Previously, a Sher-Gil work had fetched Rs 18.2 crore.

While the Sher-Gil painting drew maximum interest, the other major draw was Tyeb Mehta’s masterpiece Durga Mahishasura Mardini, a rare painting depicting Goddess Durga defeating the Buffalo Demon. It earned the evening’s highest bid at Rs 20.5 crore. The record for a Tyeb Mehta yet is Rs 26.4 crore.

The landmark auction titled ‘Boundless: India’ marked Mumbai as Sotheby’s 10th sale location in the world and boasted an assortment of 60 precious lots priced between Rs 60,000 and Rs 20 crore.