Mahishasura – Tyeb Mehta

The most vital work by India's finest contemporary craftsman, Tyeb Mehta's Mahishasura – a reinterpretation of the story of the devil by a similar name – was the principal Indian painting to cross the million dollar stamp, offering for an incredible $1.584 million at Christie's in 2005. The work of art occurred after Tyeb's visit to Shantiniketan where he was motivated by the legend of Mahishasura. Mehta wires antiquated symbolism with effortlessness of shape, shading and line, bringing about a capably present day work loaded with new imperativeness.