In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Market Scene (1949), offered in the The Intuitive-Logic II: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings, Drawings, Graphics, Sculpture & Tapestry by HEART, which concluded on 15 November 1997 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,10,000 ($2,994). 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.

In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Blue Mirror (1951), offered in the India: The Passionate Detachment: Curated Auctions of Indian Modern and Contemporary Art and Books by Osian's, which concluded on 24 February 2001 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,20,000 ($2,576). 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.

In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1954), offered in the The Indian Sale by Sotheby's, which concluded on 08 May 1997 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹48,312 ($1,349). 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.

There is a poetic quality in Mohan Samant’s painting that is closely akin to music, which is indeed his first and continuing love…His restless vision is apocalyptic and his experience metaphysical rather than sensory; his images, albeit they are assembled in a seemingly familiar encounter, belong to a dream-world of hieroglyphs, erotic creatures, angels and mermaids, legendary snakes, coagulated symbols with accidental physical attributes and cut-outs from other paintings. The phantasmagoria of this dreamland cohere in a consistency of realization and gesture, built into the texture of the painting; the images echo recollected experiences in the consciousness of the spectator; their impact is dramatic but not abrupt.

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Fishmarket (1958), offered in the Modern & Contemporary Art: South Asia: India, Pakistan by Sotheby's, which concluded on 18 September 2008 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹57,21,975 ($122,500). 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.

In 2026, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (White Wall) (1965), offered in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online by Christie's, which concluded on 01 April 2026 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,42,05,021.12 ($152,400). 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.

In 2020, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Kings and the Crowd (1969), offered in the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online by Sotheby's, which concluded on 16 March 2020 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,20,69,248.75 ($162,500). 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.

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled: Heads in a Triangle (1973), offered in the The Fine Art Sale by Pundole, which concluded on 17 October 2024 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹1,30,00,000 ($154,705.92). 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.