When Indian Art Went Crore Crazy

From Husain to Gaitonde, Indian art is making history at global auctions.

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M F Husain: Untitled (Gram Yatra, 1950s)
Rs 118 crore. Most expensive Indian artwork ever sold.

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V S Gaitonde: Untitled (1970)
Rs 67.08 crore. 2nd most expensive Indian artwork ever; world record for the artist.

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Amrita Sher-Gil: The Story Teller (1937)
Rs 61.8 crore.

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Tyeb Mehta: Trussed Bull (1956)
Rs 61.8 crore.

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Tyeb Mehta: Trussed Bull (1956)
Rs 56.40 crore. This sister work of the previous painting was displayed at Mehta's 1st solo exhibition in 1959.

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F N Souza: Six Gentlemen of Our Times (1955)
Rs 20.40 crore. World record for the highest value for a South Asian work on paper.

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Jehangir Sabavala: The Anchorite (1983)
Rs 16.80 crore. 2nd highest value for the artist globally.

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Nalini Malani: Nursery Tales (2008)
Rs 3.60 crore. Sold for more than five times its estimate.

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Sohan Qadri: Untitled (2010)
Rs 72 lakh. 2nd highest value for the artist at auction.

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Jyoti Bhatt: Self-Portrait
Rs 50.40 lakh

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Walter Langhammer: Barken am Zattere
Rs 38.40 lakh

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