Rare art collection by Indian masters worth millions to go under the hammer

The Hansen collection, being auctioned by Sotheby's, includes Gaitonde, Ram Kumar and Krishen Khanna

By the end of this month, 16 never-before-seen works by Indian masters will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art auction.

While the sale will feature rare works by V S Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Mohan Samant and Piraji Sagara, what also makes it special is that the collection being auctioned belongs to Gunnar Hansen, who was general manager-Manufacturing and later board member at engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro. He was also the senior executive who interviewed a young A M Naik who later went on to become L&T’s longest-serving boss. Called the Gunnar