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Kali (Tyeb Mehta)

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Kali
ArtistTyeb Mehta
Year1997
Mediumacrylic on canvas
Dimensions61 cm × 76 cm (24 in × 30 in)

Kali is a 1997 painting by Indian artist Tyeb Mehta depicting the Hindu goddess Kali with a gouged mouth. Painted in 1997, the work was sold in May 2005 for 10 million Indian rupees at Indian auction house Saffronart's online auction. According to the Times of India, it is a "dramatic, disturbing work".[1]

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