While KCS Paniker’s Words & Symbols Series painting sold at a whopping Rs 1.80 crore, Nicholas Roerich’s Pilgrim in the Himalayas fetched Rs 1.74 crore at an auction held in Mumbai. The event also saw items from late Indira Gandhi’s family collection selling big.
Osian’s auction of Indian antiquities, modern contemporary fine arts and books, saw a total sale of Rs 14.64 crore. The auction, held last Friday, signalled the return of Osian’s to the art market after facing nearly seven years of financial instability and challenges. It featured top-quality artworks from important collections of personalities like Maharaja Sir Vijay Singh of Rajpipla, Indira Gandhi, Pratapaditya Pal, Angela and Ernst Mischa Jucker, and Soli Daruwala, among others.
In the Modern Masters section, Nasreen Mohammedi’s mid-1980s minimalist drawing sold for Rs 67.20 lakh, reaffirming her recent status as a serious artist in both critical and financial terms. Prabhakar Barwe’s early 1960s pop-culture and Tantric philosophy-inspired painting fetched Rs 30 lakh. All the lots from Indira Gandhi’s family collection sold well, meeting and exceeding their auction estimates, with the MF Husain’s 1976 Horse going under the hammer for Rs 96 lakh, the auction house said.
Among other items, F N Souza’s Landscape sold for Rs 76.80 lakh while Manjit Bawa’s Krishna and Follower fetched Rs 55.20 lakh.
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