Highlights of the Auction
World Records for Tyeb Mehta and M V Dhurandhar in Saffronart’s Spring Live Auction
Mehta’s Untitled (Bull on Rickshaw) sold for INR 41.97 crores (USD 5.59 million), achieving world record for his works in auction and second-most expensive work of Indian art sold globally
Dhurandhar’s Untitled (Draupadi Vastraharan), 1934 sold for INR 8.04 crores (USD 1.07million), achieving world record for his works in auction
Raja Ravi Varma’s Draupadi Vastraharan sold for INR 21.6 crores (USD 2.88 million), becoming the second-highest price achieved by the artist in auction globally
Second-highest price achieved in auction for Pilloo Pochkhanawala at INR 1.44 crores (USD 192,000)
F N Souza, Untitled, 1945 Gouache and ink on paper, 13.25 x 19.25 in Sold for INR 96 lakhs (USD 128,000)
M F Husain, Untitled, 1959 Oil on canvas, 38 x 50 in Sold for INR 2.4 crores (USD 320,000)
Manjit Bawa, Untitled, 1979 Oil on canvas, 23.75 x 21.75 in Sold for INR 96 lakhs (USD 128,000)
Pilloo Pochkhanawala, Untitled Wood, 62 x 8.75 x 4 in Sold for INR 1.44 crores (USD 192,000)
Raja Ravi Varma, Draupadi Vastraharan, Circa 1888-1890 Oil on canvas, 28 x 20 in Sold for INR 21.6 crores (USD 2.88 million)
M V Dhurandhar, Untitled (Draupadi Vastraharan), 1934 Oil on canvas, 63.75 x 32 in Sold for INR 8.04 crores (USD 1.07 million)
Bikash Bhattacharjee, Untitled, 1992 Pastel on paper pasted on cardboard, 29.25 x 19 in Sold for INR 20.7 lakhs (USD 27,600)
Jehangir Sabavala, A Blue Lake, A Leafless Tree Oil on canvas, 23.5 x 33.75 in Sold for INR 2.52 crores (USD 336,000)
Surendran Nair, Mohini: An Actor at Rehearsal, (Epiphany) Cuckoonebulopolis, 2014-2015 Oil on canvas, 82.75 x 59 in Sold for INR 40.5 lakhs (USD 54,000)
ALL IMAGES COURTESY TO SAFFRON ART
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