Celebration (Tyeb Mehta) Explained

Celebration
Artist:Tyeb Mehta
Year:b.1925
Medium:Acrylic on canvas
Height Metric:240.0
Width Metric:510.0
Height Imperial:94.5
Width Imperial:202.5
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Private collection

Celebration is a triptych painting by Tyeb Mehta. It sold at Christie's for 15 million Indian rupees (US$300,000) in 2002,[1] the highest price a contemporary Indian piece of art has ever sold for in a public auction.[2]

References

  1. News: Sengupta . Somini . Indian Artist Enjoys His World Audience . . 2006-01-26 . 2006-06-17.
  2. News: Rajamani . Radhika . Artist for all times . . 2003-01-23 . 2006-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050508011846/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/22/stories/2003012200460100.htm . 2005-05-08 . usurped .