Indian painting fetches 26 crores

Indian painter Tyeb Mehta is not a new name in cultural circles. He is recognised as one of the famous modern painters in the lineage of MF Hussain. His painting `Kali' fetched a whopping 26.4 crores in a recent auction. The auction was conducted by a Indian firm known as Saffronart. This sale is a record for Tyeb Mehta surpassing his previous record of 22.9 received from the auction of a painting  `Woman On Rickshaw’. ``The sale of Tyeb Mehta's Kali marks an important achievement in modern Indian art sales," said Mr Dinesh Vazirani, CEO and co-founder of Saffronart. Well the painting Kali is all about the Indian goddess, but it’s hard to find any meaning in the painting if you are not well versed in the field of modern art.