Kanwal Krishna

In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of A Tibetan Monastery (1951), offered in the Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 14 December 2023 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹10,95,600 ($13,200). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

‘Light reveals the secret of darkness…’ ‘Shadows give form to Light; otherwise Light is all blankness…’ ‘…In Art Forms, Light creates shadows and not shadows create Light…’ ‘…Light reveals to us; Darkness makes us conscious…’ ‘ We can reach Light only through our shadows; otherwise the source of Light we can never trace. The realisation of our own weakness is the true source of our new energy…’ ‘New Art Forms are born and not created…’

In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Homage To Light Series (1986), offered in the Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series VIII by Osian's, which concluded on 31 January 2007 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹7,80,000 ($17,659). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.