M A R Chughtai

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M A R Chughtai

b. 1894, Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

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Date of Birth

1894

Date of Death

17 Jan 1975

Age

Place of Birth

Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

State Country of Birth

Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

Personalia

Date of Birth

1894

Date of Death

17 Jan 1975

Age

Place of Birth

Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

State Country of Birth

Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

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1894

M A R Chughtai was born in 1894 in Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan.

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Krishna Instructing Arjuna. Watercolour on paper, c.1930s | Painting | FineArts | 00547078

1935

Public Auction High

In 2021, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Krishna Instructing Arjuna (1935), offered in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 22 September 2021 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,84,50,650 ($250,000). 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.

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Radha And Krishna Playing Holi. Watercolour and wash heightened with gold on paper, 1936 | Painting | FineArts | 00561009

1936

Public Auction High

In 2007, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Radha And Krishna Playing Holi (1936), 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 ₹1,68,00,000 ($380,349). 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.

Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings - One Hundred Years. 08 October 1996, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861848

1996

First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUC

On 08 October 1996, made their debut in the Indian public auction market when A Woman holding a Lotus with a song Bird was presented as Lot in Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings: One Hundred Years, conducted by Sotheby's in London, UK. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.

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M A R Chughtai

M A R Chughtai

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Date of Birth

Date of Death

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1894

1935

1936

1996

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled, 1902 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Young Poet, c.1920 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). A Woman holding a Lotus with a song Bird, c.1920 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Young Poet, c.1925 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Saqi, 1925 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Studies, c.1927 | Drawing

Venkatachalam, G. (Author). Contemporary Indian Painters, 1927 | Authored Book | 00845471

Chughtai's Paintings, n.d. | Edited Book | 00845756

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Arjuna As A Victor, 1930 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Gusain Tulsidas, 1930 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Pilgrims, early 1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Mirza Ghalib, mid 1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Krishna Instructing Arjuna, c.1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Yassoda, c.1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Pigeons On A Mosque Roof, 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Radha And Krishna Playing Holi, 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled (Pigeons), 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Princess, 1937 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled, 1941 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Shah Jahan Looking at the Taj, early 1940s | Painting

Venkatachalam, G. (Author). Contemporary Indian Painters, 1927 | Authored Book | 00845471

Chughtai's Paintings, n.d. | Edited Book | 00845756

Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Modern Indian Painting, 1949 | Authored Book | 00845456

Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book | 00845439

Appasamy, Jaya (Editor). Abanindranath Tagore and the Art of His Times, 1968 | Edited Book | 00845876

Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450

Aryan, Krishan Chander (Author). Punjab Painting, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845410

Ghose, D.C. (Author). Bibliography of Modern Indian Art, 1980 | Authored Book | 00845431

Chatterjee, Ram (Editor). Indian Print Making Today 1985, 1985 | Edited Book | 00846001

Ali, Wijdan (Editor). Contemporary Art, 1989 | Edited Book | 00846058

Mitter, Partha (Author). Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922, 1994 | Authored Book | 00845445

Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings. 08 October 1996 | Auction Catalogue | 00861848

Sirhandi, Marcella (Author). Contemporary Painting in Pakistan, 1996 | Authored Book | 00845463

Sotheby's (Auction House). The Indian Sale. 08 May 1997 | Auction Catalogue | 00861850

Heart (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Intuitive-Logic II. 15 November 1997 | Auction Catalogue | 00861853

Ansari, Ali (Author). Sufism and Beyond, 1999 | Authored Book | 00845256

Mago, Pran Nath (Author). Contemporary Art in India, 2001 | Authored Book | 00845443

National Gallery of Modern Art (Organiser). Dialogue, 2001 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00668545

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Young Boys, 2005 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00858999

Mitter, Partha (Author). The Triumph of Modernism, 2007 | Authored Book | 00845446

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled, 1902 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Young Poet, c.1920 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). A Woman holding a Lotus with a song Bird, c.1920 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Young Poet, c.1925 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Saqi, 1925 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Studies, c.1927 | Drawing

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Arjuna As A Victor, 1930 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Gusain Tulsidas, 1930 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). The Pilgrims, early 1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Mirza Ghalib, mid 1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Krishna Instructing Arjuna, c.1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Yassoda, c.1930s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Pigeons On A Mosque Roof, 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Radha And Krishna Playing Holi, 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled (Pigeons), 1936 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Princess, 1937 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Untitled, 1941 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Shah Jahan Looking at the Taj, early 1940s | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Joy and Sorrow, 1942-1945 | Painting

Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Poet's Vision, 1942-1945 | Painting

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