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

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Artist's rating and value 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, whereas 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 several artistic techniques, including oil, cardboard, acrylic, tempera and etching. He works 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. Here, 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 onwards, 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 exhibits all over the world, on almost every continent.

The artist died in 2009, probably naturally.

Tyeb Mehta's imprint on his period

Tyeb Mehta has left a significant mark on twentieth-century art history, 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 most highly-rated contemporary Indian artists on the art market today.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Tyeb Mehta simply signs his canvases with his name in cursive script at the bottom.

Knowing the value of a work

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