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Introduction

Zodiac sign
Leo
Age
83
Place of Birth
Kapadvanj, Kheda Dist., Gujarat, India
Spouse(s)
Sakina
Children
Daughter himani son
State Country of Birth
Gujarat, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1959

    1. Gallery 59, Mumbai, India

  2. 1960

    1. Art Alive, Northampton Museum, Northampton, UK
    2. Group Show, London, UK

  3. 1961

    1. Gallery One, London, UK

  4. 1962

    1. Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, UK
    2. Group Show, London, UK

  5. 1965

    1. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India
    2. Art now in India, London, Newcastle & Ghent, UK
    3. Ten Contemporary Indian Painters, MIT & New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, USA
    4. National Exhibition, New Delhi, India

  6. 1966

    1. Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      22 Mar 1966 to 28 Mar 1966

  7. 1967

    1. Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

  8. 1968

    1. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India
    2. Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK
    3. First Triennale India, New Delhi, India

  9. 1969

    1. Kunika-Chemould Gallery, New Delhi, India

  10. 1970

  11. 1971

    2. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India

  12. 1972

    1. 21 Nov 1972 to 05 Dec 1972

  13. 1974

    1. Deuxieme Biennale Internationale de Menton, Menton, France
    2. Festival Internationale de la Peinture, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France
    3. A Handbook of Painting and Graphics, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  14. 1975

    1. Third Triennale India, New Delhi, India

  15. 1976

    1. 27 Jan 1976 to 14 Feb 1976

  16. 1977

    1. Pictorial Space, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

  17. 1979

    1. Focus, 4 Painters, 4 Directions', curated by Geeta Kapur, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India

  18. 1981

    1. Inaugural Exhibition, Roopankar, Bhopal, India

  19. 1982

    1. Fifth Triennale India, New Delhi, India

      15 Mar 1982 to 07 Apr 1982

    2. Modern Indian Paintings, Exhibition organized by National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, at Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC, USA
    3. India: Myth and Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
    4. Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
    5. November Collection, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    6. Summer Show I, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  20. 1984

    1. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India

  21. 1985

  22. 1986

    1. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India
    2. Coups-de-Coeurs: Exhibition of Indian Paintings, Geneva, Switzerland
    3. Nandan, Kala Bhavan, Vishwa-Bharati, Santiniketan, India

  23. 1987

    1. Artists Today : East West Encounters, organized by Max Mueller Bhavan, Bombay at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. C.C.M.B., Hyderabad, India
    3. Auction conducted by Christies of London for Helpage India

  24. 1988

    1. Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
    2. 17 Indian Painters, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  25. 1989

    1. Timeless Art, organized by the Times of India together with the auction conducted by Sotheby's of London

  26. 1990

    2. Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, India
    3. Birla Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
    4. Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  27. 1991

    1. National Exposition of Contemporary Art 1991, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  28. 1993

    1. Wounds, exhibition organized by Centre of International Modern Art,Kolkata, at New Delhi, India
    2. Trends and Images, Centre of International Modern art, (CIMA), Kolkata, India

  29. 1994

    1. Seven Indian Painters, Exhibition organized by Gallery Le Monde de I'Art, Paris, France

  30. 1995

    1. Masterworks Collection of E. Alkazi , Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  31. 1996

    2. Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art curated by Centre of International Modern art, (CIMA) Kolkata, at Whiteley Art Gallery, London, UK
    3. Modern Indian Paintings, one Hundred Years - Part I (Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India)

      14 Oct 1996 to 07 Nov 1996

  32. 1997

    1. Indian Contemporary Art : Post Independence, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery, at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

      19 Jun 1905

    2. 50 Years of Art in Bombay 1947 - 1997, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India

      19 Jun 1905

    3. Tryst with Destiny : Art From Modern India, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore

      19 Jun 1905

    4. Six Modern Masters of India, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

      15 Dec 1997 to 15 Jan 1998

  33. 1998

    1. Contemporary Indian Art, organized by Vadehra Art Gallery, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

    2. 14 Feb 1998

  34. 1999

    1. 21 Jan 1999 to 02 Feb 1999

  35. 2000

    1. 03 May 2000

    2. A Global View : Indian Artists at Home in the World, Group show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (Curated by Bernhard Steinreucke for the Fine Art Resource, Mumbai & Berlin)

  36. 2001

    1. Ashtha Nayak : An Exhibition of eight artists, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Modern Indian Art, Organised by Saffronart & Pundole Art Gallery, at Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, USA

    3. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

    4. Centuary City : Art & Culture in the Modern Metropolis, at The Tate Modern, London, UK

  37. 2003

    1. Crossing Generations: Diverge 40 years of Gallery Chemould Prescott Road, curated by Geeta Kapur and Chaitanya Sambrani, Mumbai, India

  38. 2004

    1. 'Concept and Form', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  39. 2005

    1. 17 Nov 2005

  40. 2006

    1. 12 Apr 2006

  41. 2007

    1. 'India Art Now: Between Continuity and Transformation', Province of Milan, Milan, Italy
    2. Gateway Bombay, Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, USA

      14 Jul 2007 to 07 Dec 2008

  42. 2008

    1. Looking at Art' Series VI, India International Centre, New Delhi, India

      09 Aug 2008

    3. 26 Aug 2008

    4. Freedom 2008 – Sixty Years of Indian Independence', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
    5. Multiple Modernities: India, 1905-2005', Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA

  43. 2009

    1. 11 Jul 2009

    2. Long Gone & Living Now', Gallerie Mirchandani + Steinreucke, Mumbai
    3. Kalpana: Figurative Art in India', presented by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) at Aicon Gallery, London; The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
    4. Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art', Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
    5. Progressive to Altermodern: 62 Years of Indian Modern Art', Grosvenor Gallery, London, UK

  44. 2010

    1. Open Doors, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, India

      01 Jan 2010 to 31 Oct 2010

    2. The Progressives & Associates', Grosvenor Gallery, London, UK
    3. Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    4. Masters of Maharashtra', collection from Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi at Piramal Gallery, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, India

  45. 2011

    1. 15 Jan 2011 to 18 Feb 2011

    2. Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
    3. 'Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      24 Oct 2011 to 24 Dec 2011

    4. Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern & Contemporary Art from India', San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, USA
    5. Time Unfolded, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, India

      01 Jan 2011 to 31 Dec 2011

    6. Six Decades : Celebrating the Bombay Artists from the Jehangir Nicholson Collection; JNAF,Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, Mumbai, India

      11 Apr 2011 to 15 Apr 2012

    7. Modernist Art from India: The Body Unbound', Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA

  46. 2012

    1. Extending the Line', Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Crossings: Time Unfolded, Part - 2, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, India

      23 Jan 2012 to 19 Dec 2012

    3. Manisfestions VIII- 20th certury Indian Art - DAG, New Delhi, India

      22 Nov 2012 to 29 Dec 2012

    4. Our Collection— Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

      04 Jul 1905

    5. Modernist Art from India: Approaching Abstraction', Rubin Museum of Art, New York

  47. 2013

    1. Pioneers of Modernism', Sovereign FZE, Dubai, UAE
    2. Ideas of the Sublime, Presented by Vadehra Art Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      05 Apr 2013 to 10 Apr 2013

    3. Group Exhibition: The Drawing Wall - Vadehra Art Gallery (D-40), New Delhi, India

      17 Apr 2013 to 30 May 2013

    4. Mumbai Modern: Progressive Artists Group 1947-2013, DAG, New Delhi New Delhi, India

      26 Oct 2013 to 25 Dec 2013

    5. Modern Masters, Grosvenor Gallery, London, U.K

      18 May 2013 to 05 Jun 2013

  48. 2014

    1. Sacred / Scared', Latitude 28 Gallery, New Delhi, India

  49. 2015

    1. Approaching Figuration: Pt. 1, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA

      17 Mar 2015 to 25 Apr 2015

    2. After Midnight: Indian Modernism To Contemporary India 1947/1997, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, New York, USA

      08 Mar 2015 to 13 Sep 2015

    3. 13 Feb 2015 to 31 Mar 2015

  50. 2016

    1. Groupe Mobile, Bétonsalon, 13e, Paris, France

      13 Feb 2016 to 02 Jul 2016

    2. Mysteries of the Organism, Akara Modern, Mumbai, India

      26 Feb 2016 to 15 Apr 2016

  51. 2017

    1. South Asian Modernists 1953-63, The Whitworth, Manchester, UK

      30 Sep 2017 to 15 Apr 2018

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Chronicled Highlights

57 entries
Tyeb Mehta
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Tyeb Mehta
Tyeb Mehta — Kapadvanj, Kheda Dist., Gujarat, India.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Trussed Bull. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | EconomicsArt | 00870014
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Trussed Bull. Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | EconomicsArt | 00870014
In 2025, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Trussed Bull (1956), offered in the 25th Anniversary Sale by Saffronart, which concluded on 02 April 2025 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹61,80,00,000 ($7,270,588). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Falling Figure. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00376619
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Falling Figure. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00376619
The expressionist period reached its climax around 1959. Then a new theme appears, the ‘Falling Figures’ which indicates a change of style and mood. In the ‘Falling Figures’ the colours become lighter, the paint looser. At first, Tyeb is still preoccupied with textures; and the emotional content is strong. One can still speak of the symbolism of these paintings: falling figure, Icarus, suicide, alienation, disorientation of modern man – one could continue the string of associations almost indefinitely. For the first time the tortured, screaming heads appear in these paintings; the drawing is beginning to acquire that sparse precision, which is so characteristic of Tyeb Mehta today.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Woman. Oil on board, 1963 | Painting | FineArts | 00373342
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Woman. Oil on board, 1963 | Painting | FineArts | 00373342
He uses oil paint as though born to it. He constructs his image with the intense logic ofa de Stael, of a Cezanne. He makes absolutely no gimmicky use of his national origins… Nevertheless, it is Tyeb’s profound sense of personal identity, of national origin and of voluntary exile, which gives him an unfailing ability to depict compassion. A trussed bull, a red shawl, the nayika: these come directly from Tyeb’s familiarity with Indian attitudes and from his knowledge of, and commitment to, the mythology of a tradition and more unbroken than the whole of Western civilization. If his figures are those of the Greek nude, his language that of twentieth century Western painting, and his pride as restrained as the foreigner imagines that of the English gentleman to be, then it is equally true that his feeling for colour is from the East, his static shapes as immobile as the Buddha, and his personality approaching the Indian ideal of a short circuit between emotion and spirit.Tyeb is a painter among painters. His roots draw substance from both East and West; and he is, himself, of neither- or of both.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1966 | Painting | FineArts | 0022178
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1966 | Painting | FineArts | 0022178
They (Tyeb’s Paintings) create an ethos of brooding, sombre consciousness for which there is no equivalent, so far as I know, in modern Indian painting. These are paintings that pose unanswered and unanswerable questions about the human condition (no other phrase will do). That is their moral authority. Technically, they are as disturbing as the images they project. All that is engaging in the art of painting is rejected in favour of the most severe means of construction: the mass. It has density. It has weigHe. It has a rough texture. No light falls on it. The significance of its bleak materiality is obvious.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal No.9. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 00375826
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal No.9. Oil on canvas, 1970 | Painting | FineArts | 00375826
The paintings are singularly bereft of any environment…the use of formal elements and most recently the use of the diagonal is instrumental in creating different planes on the flat surface of the canvas. Their interaction is managed through the use of colour, which necessarily has to be, in this case, non-harmonic and atonal. There is a directed attempt at discovering every nuance which the imagery requires, in painting, the interplay of the figure with the formal elements
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal Series. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00374533
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal Series. Oil on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00374533
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Diagonal Series (1972), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 04 June 1997 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹6,59,689 ($18,440). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal Series. Oil on board, 1972 | Painting | 00877370
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Diagonal Series. Oil on board, 1972 | Painting | 00877370
In 1999, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Diagonal Series (1972), offered in the Twentieth Century Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 05 October 1999 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹7,45,946 ($17,113). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1976 | Painting | FineArts | 00371734
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1976 | Painting | FineArts | 00371734
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1976), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,44,463 ($4,600). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1976 | Painting | 00878569
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 1976 | Painting | 00878569
In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1976), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹33,98,850 ($72,625). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1979 | Painting | FineArts | 00372419
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1979 | Painting | FineArts | 00372419
In 1996, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1979), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust Part II by Sotheby's, which concluded on 03 April 1996 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹5,46,193 ($16,100). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1982 | Painting | FineArts | 00371732
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1982 | Painting | FineArts | 00371732
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1982), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹4,69,505 ($14,950). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | 00878493
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | 00878493
In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1983), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹15,42,060 ($32,950). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1984 | Painting | FineArts | 00575572
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1984 | Painting | FineArts | 00575572
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1984), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 11 June 2008 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹8,22,95,790 ($1,918,764). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Figures With Bull Head). Oil on canvas, 1984 | Painting | FineArts | 0022468
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Figures With Bull Head). Oil on canvas, 1984 | Painting | FineArts | 0022468
In 2012, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Figures With Bull Head) (1984), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 21 March 2012 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹8,91,71,044 ($1,762,500). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1985 | Painting | FineArts | 00374532
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1985 | Painting | FineArts | 00374532
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1985), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 04 June 1997 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹6,73,153 ($18,816). 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). The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London. 26 March 1989, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861837
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Sotheby's (Auction House). The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London. 26 March 1989, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861837
On 26 March 1989, Tyeb Mehta made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Falling Figure with Bird was presented as Lot 33 in The Times of India Auction of Timeless Art (Charity Auction) by Sotheby's of London, conducted by Sotheby's in Bombay, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Kali. Oil on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00334696
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Kali. Oil on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00334696
In 2018, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Kali (1989), offered in the Summer Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 14 June 2018 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹26,38,68,000 ($3,998,000). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahishasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00645689
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahishasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00645689
In 2013, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Mahishasura (1994), offered in the South Asian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 19 December 2013 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹19,78,25,000 ($3,171,289). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Woman on Rickshaw). Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00595257
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Woman on Rickshaw). Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00595257
In 2017, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Woman on Rickshaw) (1994), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 25 May 2017 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹22,96,16,585.1 ($3,559,461.42). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Celebration. Acrylic on canvas, 1995 | Painting | FineArts | 00375430
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Celebration. Acrylic on canvas, 1995 | Painting | FineArts | 00375430
In 2002, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Celebration (1995), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including 20th Century Indian Paintings by Christie's, which concluded on 19 September 2002 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,53,73,350 ($317,500). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahishasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1995 | Painting | FineArts | 00416259
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahishasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1995 | Painting | FineArts | 00416259
In 2022, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Mahishasura (1995), offered in the Glenbarra: A Lasting Legacy Session 1 by Pundole, which concluded on 24 February 2022 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹32,00,00,000 ($4,250,559.88). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Mahishasura). Acrylic on canvas, 1996 | Painting | FineArts | 0023192
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Mahishasura). Acrylic on canvas, 1996 | Painting | FineArts | 0023192
In 2012, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Mahishasura) (1996), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 11 June 2012 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹11,90,40,766 ($2,155,033). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahisasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1997 | Painting | FineArts | 00598858
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Mahisasura. Acrylic on canvas, 1997 | Painting | FineArts | 00598858
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Mahisasura (1997), offered in the Indian And Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern And Contemporary Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 21 September 2005 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹6,95,69,280 ($1,584,000). 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.
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Bull on Rickshaw). Acrylic on canvas, 1999 | Painting | FineArts | 00416736
Mehta, Tyeb (Artist). Untitled (Bull on Rickshaw). Acrylic on canvas, 1999 | Painting | FineArts | 00416736
An artist comes to terms with certain images. He arrives at certain conventions by a process of reduction.
Saffronart (Auction House). Saffronart Online Auction. 04 December 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861893
Saffronart (Auction House). Saffronart Online Auction. 04 December 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861893
In 2002, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Saffronart Online Auction (December 2002, Hong Kong), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series V - Indian Contemporary Art. 02 December 2005, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861927
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series V - Indian Contemporary Art. 02 December 2005, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861927
In 2005, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Osians: Masterpieces & Museum Quality Series V (December 2005, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 12 May 2005, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861920
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 12 May 2005, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861920
In 2005, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (May 2005, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian and Southeast Asian Art - Including Modern Indian Paintings. 29 March 2006, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861932
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian and Southeast Asian Art - Including Modern Indian Paintings. 29 March 2006, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861932
In 2006, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Indian and Southeast Asian Art (March 2006, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The ABC Series - Art, Book & Cinema. 20 July 2006, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861940
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The ABC Series - Art, Book & Cinema. 20 July 2006, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861940
In 2006, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Osians: The ABC Series (July 2006, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Art - Summer Online Auction. 07 June 2007, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861963
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Art - Summer Online Auction. 07 June 2007, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861963
In 2007, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern Indian Art (June 2007, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Art: South Asia - India, Pakistan. 18 September 2008, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862009
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Art: South Asia - India, Pakistan. 18 September 2008, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862009
In 2008, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Modern & Contemporary Art: South Asia (September 2008, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 16 September 2009, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862045
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 16 September 2009, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862045
In 2009, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (September 2009, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Masterpieces Series. 20 March 2010, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862057
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The Masterpieces Series. 20 March 2010, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862057
In 2010, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Osians: The Masterpieces Series (March 2010, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art - Autumn Online Auction. 22 September 2011, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862096
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art - Autumn Online Auction. 22 September 2011, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862096
In 2011, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (September 2011, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 09 June 2011, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862089
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 09 June 2011, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862089
In 2011, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (June 2011, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 13 July 2012, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862125
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 13 July 2012, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862125
In 2012, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (July 2012, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 21 March 2012, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862109
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 21 March 2012, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862109
In 2012, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (March 2012, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Autumn Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 20 September 2012, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862131
Saffronart (Auction House). Autumn Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 20 September 2012, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862131
In 2012, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Autumn Online Auction (September 2012, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). 2nd Osianama Series - Antq, Arts, Book, Crft. 12 July 2014, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862179
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). 2nd Osianama Series - Antq, Arts, Book, Crft. 12 July 2014, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862179
In 2014, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Osians: 2nd Osianama Series (July 2014, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 07 October 2014, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862188
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 07 October 2014, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862188
In 2014, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (October 2014, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Christie's (Auction House). The India Sale. 11 December 2014, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862193
Christie's (Auction House). The India Sale. 11 December 2014, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862193
In 2014, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Christie's: The India Sale (December 2014, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale - Including Works from the Collection of Roshan Sabavala and Emanuel Schlesinger. 03 November 2015, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862216
Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale - Including Works from the Collection of Roshan Sabavala and Emanuel Schlesinger. 03 November 2015, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862216
In 2015, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Pundole: The Fine Art Sale (November 2015, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Antiquities, Modern and Contemporary Fine Arts. 19 June 2015, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862205
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Indian Antiquities, Modern and Contemporary Fine Arts. 19 June 2015, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862205
In 2015, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Osians: Indian Antiquities, Modern and Contemporary Fine Arts (June 2015, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Pundole (Auction House). Classical and Modern Indian Art. 21 April 2016, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862228
Pundole (Auction House). Classical and Modern Indian Art. 21 April 2016, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862228
In 2016, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Pundole: Classical and Modern Indian Art (April 2016, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Evening Sale - Live Auction. 16 February 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862263
Saffronart (Auction House). Evening Sale - Live Auction. 16 February 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862263
In 2017, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Evening Sale (February 2017, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 25 May 2017, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862254
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 25 May 2017, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862254
In 2017, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (May 2017, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 23 August 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862250
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 23 August 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862250
In 2017, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art (August 2017, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House) and Meera Godbole-Krishnamurthy (Editor-in-Chief). Evening Sale. 13 March 2018, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862272
Saffronart (Auction House) and Meera Godbole-Krishnamurthy (Editor-in-Chief). Evening Sale. 13 March 2018, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862272
In 2018, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Evening Sale (March 2018, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction. 14 June 2018, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862283
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction. 14 June 2018, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862283
In 2018, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (June 2018, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 20 December 2019, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862338
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 20 December 2019, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862338
In 2019, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (December 2019, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Collectibles. 14 October 2021, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862395
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Collectibles. 14 October 2021, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862395
In 2021, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Collectibles (October 2021, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). The Curated Auction Series. 20 April 2021, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862383
Saffronart (Auction House). The Curated Auction Series. 20 April 2021, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862383
In 2021, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: The Curated Auction Series (April 2021, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Pundole (Auction House). Glenbarra - A Lasting Legacy Session 1. 24 February 2022, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862415
Pundole (Auction House). Glenbarra - A Lasting Legacy Session 1. 24 February 2022, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862415
In 2022, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Pundole: Glenbarra (February 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art - Collectors Choice. 24 June 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862435
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art - Collectors Choice. 24 June 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862435
In 2022, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (June 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Spring Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Antiquities. 07 April 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862422
Saffronart (Auction House). Spring Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Antiquities. 07 April 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862422
In 2022, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Spring Online Auction (April 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Treasures. 26 September 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862448
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Treasures. 26 September 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862448
In 2022, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Treasures (September 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 29 June 2023, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862481
Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 29 June 2023, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862481
In 2023, an artwork by Tyeb Mehta was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (June 2023, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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    All Living Souls
    Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
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