Gaitonde abstract leads Sotheby’s South Asian Art sale in New York
A painting by the pioneering Indian abstract artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde (1924-2001) led Sotheby’s anniversary sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art in New York when it sold for a hammer price of $1.5m (£1.25m) against a $1m-1.5m estimate.
Gaitonde, a pioneering Indian abstract artist and a member of the Bombay Progressives Artists’ Group…