Two paintings of Tyeb Mehta were bought in the million dollar range at Christie’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art event in New York on September 16.

Mahishasura – sold for $1,280,900
Mahishasura by Tyeb Mehta

Two Figures – sold for $926,500
Two Figures by Tyeb Mehta

A sad actuality of this event is Tyeb Mehta recent passing on July 2, 2009. You can learn more about him on Wikipedia or through this editorial of the New York Times

Three works of Subodh Gupta sold today for around one million dollars at the Rockefeller Plaza during the second day of Christie’s Asian Art Week auction titled “South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art”

Steal 2 – sold for $1,166,500

Miter – sold for $1,022,500

Untitled – sold for $962,500

Other notable million-dollar sales include: Maqbool Fida Husain’s “Ritual” for $1,022,500 and Tyeb Mehta’s “Untitled (Yellow Heads)” for $902,500