Tyeb Mehta

Born in Kapadvanj, a town in Gujarat in 1925, Tyeb Mehta believed, "In art you have to go on for a long time before you can say 'I have done something.'" Initially a film editor, his interest in painting led him to the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai from where he graduated in 1952. Between 1959 and 1964 he lived and worked in London. He also visited the US on a Rockefeller Fund Scholarship in 1968.

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PAST AUCTIONS            
Showing 4 of 67 works

Lot 41 Details

Summer Online Auction 26-27 June 2024

Tyeb Mehta

Untitled

Pencil on paper

13.75 x 10 in

Winning bid
$26,024
Rs 21,60,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 20 Details

Spring Live Auction 13 March 2024

Tyeb Mehta

Trussed Bull

Charcoal on paper

10.5 x 14.5 in

Winning bid
$61,463
Rs 50,40,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 91 Details

Winter Online Auction 13-14 December 2023

Tyeb Mehta

Untitled

Pencil on paper

9.5 x 7 in

Winning bid
$20,241
Rs 16,80,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 20 Details

Winter Live Auction 13 December 2023

Tyeb Mehta

Head (Study for...

Ink on paper

14.5 x 10.5 in

Winning bid
$43,373
Rs 36,00,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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EXHIBITIONS            
Showing 4 of 11 works

Lot 20 Details

Sculptures Show. 25 Jan-15 Feb 2007

Tyeb Mehta

Untitled

Bronze

8.5 x 13 in




Lot 293 Details

Works on paper. 20 Feb-15 Mar 2003

Tyeb Mehta

Untitled

Serigraphy on paper

24.5 x 21.5 in




Lot 78 Details

Modern Indian Art. 13-16 May 2001

Tyeb Mehta

Untitled

Oil on canvas

58 x 38 in




Lot 79 Details

Modern Indian Art. 13-16 May 2001

Tyeb Mehta

Gesture III

Oil on canvas

60 x 48 in




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