5 costliest Indian paintings

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 30 June, 2018

By: Eastern Eye Staff

1. Painting – Birth Artist – Francis Newton Souza Price: Rupees. 26.90 Crore Birth is a painting by Goa-born artist Francis Newton Souza that was sold for a record price of Rupees 26.90 Crore at a Christie’s auction in New York in 2015. Birth is considered one of the most important paintings of the Goa-born artist’s career and was included in his first solo show at Gallery One in London. Souza was a founding member of the Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and was the first post-independence Indian artist to achieve high recognition in the West. 2. Painting – Untitled…

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