Under the Hammer: Christie's auction in India

The December 19 sale was preceded by public viewings and a panel discussion

Jan 14, 2014, 06:57 IST1 min

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The venue, Crystal Room at Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, being prepared for the December 19 auction. Here, an untitled Plaster of Paris work with red earth coating by Sankho Chaudhuri being arranged for the sale

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Organisers move Tyeb Mehta’s ‘Mahisasura’ as they arrange the auction venue. The painting fetched Rs 19.78 crore at the sale

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Vasudeo Gaitonde’s untitled abstract oil on canvas from 1979 made him the most expensive Indian artwork, selling for Rs 23.7 crore

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(From left) ‘Kultura’, a lithograph in colour executed by Tyeb Mehta in 1957 an untitled collection of five pen, ink, and pastel works by Pilloo Pochkhanawala

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