Mumbai hosts "Anjolie The Wanton Fabulist", veteran artist Anjolie Ela Menon's solo show after nine years. Menon, who's painted almost every day for the last 60 years, talks about the change in colours in her works, memories with legends, art market boom and Artificial Intelligence.
His Falling Figure painting created a new benchmark in post-lockdown online auctions by realising $975,000.
Overlooking the Rs 9.14 crore decline in total sales, some of the most expensive works by Indian modern artists were sold in the last calendar year
The Mehta canvas, dating back to 1999, for which the Christie's was expecting a maximum price of Rs 12 crore, got picked up through an online bid from New York. The identity of the buyer was not revealed.
Christie's is conducting its second annual auction of Indian art. This year's auction features 80 pieces of art, including works by VS Gaitonde, Tyeb Mehta, SH Raza and Ram Kumar.
Many art experts feel the next four-five years present a solid opportunity to invest in the next generation of Indian artists
Since the years 2000, when art prices skyrocketed, it has become fashionable to invest in this field. Below are the works of leading Indian artists Tyeb Mehta, V.S. Gaitonde, F.N. Souza, Nasreen Mohamedi, Akbar Padamsee, Jogen Chowdhury.