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M A R Chughtai — featured artwork

Introduction

Date of Birth
1894
Date of Death
17 Jan 1975
Age
81
Place of Birth
Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan
State Country of Birth
Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan

Chronicled Highlights 31935 – 1996

M A R Chughtai was born in 1894 in Lahore, Undivided India | Present-day Pakistan.
1935
Public Auction HighPainting
Christie's · South Asian Modern + Contemporary ArtNew York · 22 September 2021
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). Krishna Instructing Arjuna, c.1930s | Painting
Selling price
INR1,84,50,650
400% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 22,14,078 – 36,90,130
Rate per sq in
INR 38,701
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.8 × 19.3 in (63 × 49 cm)
Lot
687 · Ch.NeY/22.09.21
1936
Public Auction HighPainting
Osian's · Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series VIIIMumbai · 31 January 2007
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.
Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). Radha And Krishna Playing Holi, 1936 | Painting
Selling price
INR1,68,00,000
236% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 40,00,000 – 50,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 42,574
Medium
Watercolour and wash heightened with gold on paper
Dimensions
22.3 × 17.7 in (57 × 45 cm)
Lot
5 · Os.Mum/31.01.07
1996
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First Auction Appearance | BOOK.AUCPainting
Sotheby's · Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings: One Hundred YearsLondon · 08 October 1996
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.
Chughtai, M.A.R. (Artist). A Woman holding a Lotus with a song Bird, c.1920 | Painting
Selling price
INR8,34,600
88% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 3,33,840 – 4,45,120
Rate per sq in
INR 4,055
Medium
Watercolour over pen, heightened with bodycolour and with gold on paper
Dimensions
16.3 × 12.6 in (42 × 32 cm)
Lot
12 · So.Lon/08.10.96
Provenance
Various Properties

Economics of Art

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