Indian modern art fetches 4.28 million pounds in London auction
Sixty-seven percent of the paintings sold for prices in excess of their pre-sale high estimates.
Two works by Akbar Padamsee were other strong performers in the modern section of the auction, a nude selling for 252,500 pounds and an untitled landscape fetching 264,500 pounds.
Rabindranath Tagore's Death Scene made 144,500 pounds against an estimate of 15,000-20,000 pounds and his Bird sold for 70,100 pounds; and Jamini Roy's Santal Couple sold for 29,300 pounds.
Tagore's Death Scene established a new auction record for the artist
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