Famous modern Indian paintings, sculptures and photographs will go under the hammer in New York when Sotheby’s holds an auction on behalf of the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art next month.

The auction will feature works by artists such as Tyeb Mehta, Jehangir Sabavala, Somnath Hore, Sakti Burman, Ram Kumar, F.N. Souza, Akbar Padamsee, Jogen Chowdhury, Ganesh Pyne, Arpita Singh, Rameshwar Broota, Paresh Maity, Subodh Gupta, Chintan Upadhyay, Baiju Parthan and Dayanita Singh. They will be exhibited by Sotheby’s here from July 9.

The auction is estimated to raise Rs.100-140 million (over $2-3 million) for the museum. The works have been donated in full or in part by collectors and artists.

Said Zara Porter Hill, head of the Indian and Southeast Asian Art department at Sotheby’s: “The sale is an opportunity for collectors to acquire works by several artists who are in high demand and for whom only a limited supply of works are on the market”.

Posted: 06|30|07 at 11:43 am. Filed under: US News.