Tyeb Mehta
Untitled (Confidant)
Found at
Christies,
New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works by Benodebehari Mukherjee from the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation, Lot 1035
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2021
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works by Benodebehari Mukherjee from the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation, Lot 1035
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2021
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 750.000 USD
Price realised: 750.000 USD
Description
Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009)
inscribed, dated and signed 'H98 / KUMAR GALLERY TYEB MEHTA / 1962 / Tyebi / '62' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
40 x 49 ¾ in. (101.6 x 126.4 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Kumar Gallery, New Delhi | Coronet Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi | Acquired from the above by Mukund and Neerja Lath, Jaipur
inscribed, dated and signed 'H98 / KUMAR GALLERY TYEB MEHTA / 1962 / Tyebi / '62' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
40 x 49 ¾ in. (101.6 x 126.4 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Kumar Gallery, New Delhi | Coronet Modern Art Gallery, New Delhi | Acquired from the above by Mukund and Neerja Lath, Jaipur
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Confidant) by Tyeb Mehta was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2021. It changed hands for a price of USD 750,000.00 (€ 638,678.36) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 600,000.00 – 800,000.00. Admittedly, works by Tyeb Mehta have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Durga Mahisasura Mardini in November 2018 with an auction result of INR 204,875,000.00 (€ 2,587,399.54).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Confidant) von Tyeb Mehta kam im März 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 750.000,00 (€ 638.678,36) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 600.000,00 – 800.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tyeb Mehta auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Durga Mahisasura Mardini im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von INR 204.875.000,00 (€ 2.587.399,54).
Tyeb Mehta - Auction history
