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In its maiden voyage to India, Sotheby’s — the world’s oldest auction house dating back to 1744 — will unveil the Durga Mahishasur Mardini (1993), a seminal work of artist Tyeb Mehta, in Mumbai in December. A passionate art collector himself, Gaurav Bhatia, managing director at Sotheby’s India, tells Abhishek Waghmare, that he wants to increase the ‘passion percentage’ towards art in India. Edited excerpts:
With what expectations do you plan to enter India?
In recent years, Sotheby’s has witnessed both the ever-growing presence of Indian collectors in our global auctions, and the development of a vibrant domestic Indian art market. Given
