Artist Tyed Mehta Passed Away in Mumbai
A film editor by profession, and an aspiring painter by interest, Tyeb Mehta, one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of Indian art died early Thursday morning at his residence in Mumbai.
The 84-year old artist was suffering from heart trouble. He is survived by his wife Sakhina, a son and a daughter.
His canvas at a June 2008 Christie’s auction fetched him his highest-ever price of $2 million.
Mehta’s canvas 'Kali'- a dramatic, disturbing work depicting the Goddess with a gouged mouth, broke the Rs 1 crore barrier in 2005, and his 'Celebration'- an expanse of shrouded figures, went for Rs 1.5 crore in 2002.
The artist received the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
The 84-year old artist was suffering from heart trouble. He is survived by his wife Sakhina, a son and a daughter.
His canvas at a June 2008 Christie’s auction fetched him his highest-ever price of $2 million.
Mehta’s canvas 'Kali'- a dramatic, disturbing work depicting the Goddess with a gouged mouth, broke the Rs 1 crore barrier in 2005, and his 'Celebration'- an expanse of shrouded figures, went for Rs 1.5 crore in 2002.
The artist received the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
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