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Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Saffronart · Dec 14, 2023₹1,680,000 ≈ $20,160 ≈ £15,870 ≈ €18,463Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Head
Tyeb Mehta (Indian, 1925–2009)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate ₹1,800,000 – ₹2,200,000 (≈ $26,262 – $32,098) (≈ £18,879 – £23,074) (≈ €23,916 – €29,230)
Offered at Saffronart and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Tyeb 89' (lower left); bearing Vadehra Art Gallery label on the frame (on the reverse)
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 24.7 x 17.3 cm
- Auction house
- Saffronart
- Sale
- Evening Sale Of Modern And Contemporary Indian Art (3870)
- Date
- February 24, 2016
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Lot
- 53
- Estimate
- ₹1,800,000 – ₹2,200,000 (≈ $26,262 – $32,098) (≈ £18,879 – £23,074) (≈ €23,916 – €29,230)
- Source
- Auction house saffronart.com ↗Retrieved Oct 14, 2026
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