Tyeb Mehta

Indian | 1925 - 2009

Tyeb Mehta was an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1925. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Barbican Art Gallery have featured Tyeb Mehta's work in the past.Tyeb Mehta's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 600 USD to 7,232,046 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 7,232,046 USD for Trussed Bull, sold at Saffronart Mumbai in 2025. In the past 12 months, their artworks have averaged 484,568 USD.Tyeb Mehta has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Asian Art in November 2024. The artist died in 2009.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Kali ,1989

By Tyeb Mehta

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Diptych: Bull ,2005

By Tyeb Mehta

Mahishasura ,1994

By Tyeb Mehta

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Recent Auction Results

Untitled (Diagonal ,1973

By Tyeb Mehta

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Untitled (Drummer) (Ed: 99-250 - Tyeb Mehta

Untitled (Drummer) (Ed: 99-250 ,1992

By Tyeb Mehta

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Tyeb Mehta 1925-2009 Ca 1987 Oil On Canvas Painting 52" X 46" W/ COA - Tyeb Mehta

Tyeb Mehta 1925-2009 Ca 1987 Oil On Canvas Painting 52" X 46" W/ COA ,1987

By Tyeb Mehta

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Past Exhibitions

The Art of India 2025

India Habitat Centre (IHC)

New Delhi | India

Jan 11,2025 - Jan 20,2025

The Imaginary Institution of India. Art 1975鈥�1998

Barbican Art Gallery

London | UK

Oct 05,2024 - Jan 05,2025

Kali: Reverence and Rebellion

DAG, Mumbai

Kala Ghoda | Mumbai | India

Aug 24,2024 - Oct 19,2024

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Articles

Asian Art 25/11/2024

The Barbican in London is presenting The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the first exhibition of Indian contemporary art to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India.

ArtDaily 08/10/2024

Featuring nearly 150 works of art across painting, sculpture, photography, installation and film, this landmark group show examines the ways in which 30 artists have distilled significant episodes of the late 20th century and reflected intimate moments of life during this time.

ArtDaily 07/09/2024

Christie鈥檚 celebrates Asian Art Week at Rockefeller Plaza with six sales, three live and three online, and an important non-selling exhibition.

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