Re: [Bahujan-forum] Noted artist Tyeb Mehta passes away

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Sukla Sen <sukla.sen@gmail.com> wrote:

[A great master.
Depicting the demons, and agonies, in the soul with rather soft and rounded strokes.

Sincere tribute!

Sukla]

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Noted artist Tyeb Mehta passes away

July 2nd, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI

Mumbai, July 2 (ANI): Noted artist Tyeb Mehta passed away at his residence here on Thursday morning.

Mehta was suffering from a heart ailment.

The 83-year-old artist holds the record for the highest price an Indian painting has ever sold in a public auction for 'Celebration' at Christie's in 2002.

Born in Kapadvanj, a town in Gujarat, Mehta is survived by his wife Sakhina, a son and a daughter.

In May 2005, his painting 'Kali' sold for 10 million Indian rupees at Indian auction house Saffronart's online auction.In December 2005, Mehta's painting 'Gesture' was sold for 31 million Indian rupees to Ranjit Malkani, chairman of Kuomi Travel, at the Osian's auction.

This makes it the highest price paid by an Indian for Indian contemporary art at an auction in India.

He received Padma Bhushan award in 2007. (ANI)

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