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(FILES) In this photograph taken on December 9, 2014, Nishad Avari, Associate Specialist in South Asian Art, explains Tyeb Mehta's "Untitled (Falling Bull)" during a media preview ahead of Christie's second auction in India, in Mumbai. Christie's strengthened its foothold in the Indian art market late December 11, 2014, with only its second sale in the country, showcasing a range of work by homegrown modern artists.The London-based auction house offered 78 lots at Mumbai's luxury Taj Mahal Palace hotel and raised 752.7 million rupees (USD12.04 million), exceeding estimates, following its first sale in the same venue last year. The best-seller was Tyeb Mehta's 1999 acrylic on canvas "Falling Bull", which sold for 175.4 million rupees (USD2.8 million) to an internet buyer in New York. 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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Indranil MUKHERJEE |
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12 Decembrie 2014 |
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