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INDIA-ART-AUCTION-CHRISTIE'S
A visitor takes notes while walking past Rabindra Nath Tagore's "Untitled" (L), Tyeb Mehta's "Mahisasura" (C) and Ram Kumar's "Untitled (Family)" during a media preview ahead of Christie's first auction in India, in Mumbai on December 16, 2013. International auction house Christie's doubled estimates and raised USD16.3 million at its first sale in India on December 19, 2013, with its top lot raising USD3.8 million.A canvas by Tyeb Mehta of the Hindu goddess Durga battling a buffalo demon was the second-highest seller, going for 197.8 million rupees (USD3.17 million). The auction was part of Christie's strategy to tap into the growing clout of Asian buyers, following its first sale in China in September which raised USD25 million. . AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE --RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION--
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Mumbai, INDIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Indranil MUKHERJEE |
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20 Decembrie 2013 |
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4928 x 3176 (1.21 MB) |
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