Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001), Untitled, 1968. Sold for $768,000. © Christie’s Images Ltd. 2007

NEW YORK.-Today's sales at Christie's New York were devoted to classical and modern and contemporary Indian Art. The morning sale of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, reflected the continued strength and breadth of this collecting field. Led by Vasuedo S. Gaitonde’s superb Untitled, 1968, from the collection of Mme Krishna Riboud, which achieved $768,000, the sale saw further strong results for Progressive Movement artists as well as for contemporary artists such as Ravinder Reddy, Jitish Kallat, Atul and Anju Dodiya, Sudarshan Shetty and Chitra Ganesh. Combined with the results of the modern and contemporary Indian works sold in last month’s sale in Dubai, the total for Modern and Contemporary Indian art sold this season is $12.7 million. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19672