Cote et valeur 2024 des tableaux, dessins, peintures de Tyeb Mehta

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Rating and value of the artist Tyeb Mehta   

A key figure in modern Indian painting, Tyeb Mehta is a 20th-century abstract painter who has acquired a certain renown, based on his paintings, watercolor drawings and prints. For almost forty years, his works have been auctioned at prices ranging from €830 to €3,784,960, a substantial delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. One of his paintings (acrylic on canvas) entitled Mahishasura, sold for €3,784,960 in 2022, while it was estimated at between €1,774,200 and €2,957,000.  

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Style and technique of artist Tyeb Mehta

Tyeb Mehta is one of the pioneers of modern Indian painting. He uses a variety of artistic techniques, including oil, cardboard, acrylic, tempera and etching. He worked extensively on colorimetry and form.

Tyeb Mehta's career  

Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), is a modern abstract artist of the 20th century.

He graduated from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai, then joined the Progressive Artists group in Bombay founded by Francis Newton Souza. There, he rubbed shoulders with the greatest contemporary Indian painters, such as Maqbool Fida Husain and Vasuedo Gaintonde, who were to exert a major influence on his work.

From 1959, he worked for six years in London, where he was also naturally influenced by Western painting - particularly that of Francis Bacon. He also travelled to New York, but always chose Indian society as the subject of his paintings. He exhibited all over the world, almost on every continent.

The artist died in 2009, probably naturally.

Tyeb Mehta's imprint on his period

Tyeb Mehta left a significant mark on the history of 20th-century art, and is one of his country's best-known painters. His considerable artistic output is the result of hard work and a long career. Tyeb Mehta is one of the highest-rated contemporary Indian artists on the art market today.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Tyeb Mehta simply signs his paintings with his name in cursive script, at the bottom of his canvas.

Knowing the value of a work

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