Indian Art Records Broken
Published September 22nd, 2005
Sotheby’s India show yesterday at York Avenue broke more than one record in Indian art sales. For the first time, works of six painters—Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Syed Haider Raza, Tyeb Mehta, Vasudeo S Gaitonde and Ram Kumar—have crossed the Rs 1-crore barrier in a single event, pushing the total sales to a whopping $6.6 million or Rs 30 crore.
Related Articles Wine Auction records broken at Sotheby’s New YorkIndian painting sold for Record $1.6mIndian Art sells wellChristies Indian ArtIndian art piece sold for $1.3 million in US
