Indian Art London

London and Online, 18–25 May

Offering masterpieces of international stature, the three auctions – Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings, South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art and Indian Art Online: Painting the Maharaja online sale – celebrate the diverse periods and aspects of Indian art.

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  • Shiva and Parvati Worshipped

    Style of Sajnu, Mandi, North India, early 19th Century
    Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper
    12⅜ x 9⅜ in. (31.5 x 23.8 cm.)
    Estimate
    £10,000–15,000

    Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • An Illustration to a Ragamala Series: Gauri Ragini of Shri Raga

    Probably Bikaner, Rajasthan, North-west India, c. 1680
    Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper
    Painting 8⅝ x 5⅞ in. (21.9 x 15 cm.); folio 10⅞ x 7⅞ in. (27.7 x 20 cm.)
    Estimate
    £60,000–80,000

    Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • Krishna and the Gopis

    Guler, Pahari Region, North India, c. 1780-85
    Opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold
    Painting 9¾ x 6 in. (23.8 x 15.2 cm.); folio 11 x 7¼ in. (28 x 18.4 cm.)
    Estimate
    £30,000–50,000

    Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • A Seated Portrait of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (R.1900-1938) as a Young Prince

    North India, c.1900
    Opaque pigments on paper
    23⅜ x 15⅞ in. (59.3 x 40.4cm.)
    Estimate
    £2,500–3,500

    Indian Art Online: Painting the Maharaja, online, 18–25 May 2017

  • Maqbool Fida Husain (1913–2011)

    Untitled (Horses). c. 1960s
    Signed in Hindi (lower left)
    Oil on canvas
    27¼ x 70 in. (69.2 x 177.8 cm.)
    Estimate
    £200,000–300,000

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • Bhupen Khakhar (1934–2003)

    Pan Shop No. 1. c. 1965.
    Oil and collage on canvas
    33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8 cm.)
    Estimate
    £120,000–180,000

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • Jehangir Sabavala (1922–2011)

    Still Life with Apples, 1950
    Oil on canvas
    24 x 33 in. (61 x 83.8 cm.)
    Estimate
    £80,000–120,000

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale on 25 May at Christie’s London

  • Francis Newton Souza (1924–2002)

    Untitled (Lady in Tunic). 1961
    Oil on canvas
    28 x 19 in. (71.1 x 48.3 cm.)
    Estimate
    £80,000–120,000

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • An Illustration to a Ragamala Series : Bhairava Raga Nurpur, North India, c. 1690

    Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper
    8¼ in. (21 cm.) square
    Estimate
    £40,000–60,000

    Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • Syed Haider Raza (1922–2016)

    Untitled (Village), 1956
    signed and dated 'RAZA '56' (upper left)
    Oil, gouache and ink on paper
    15⅛ x 18 in. (38.4 x 45.7 cm.)
    Estimate
    £30,000–50,000

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017

  • Tyeb Mehta (1925–2009)

    Untitled (Woman on Rickshaw), 1994
    Acrylic on canvas
    59 x 47 in. (149.9 x 119.4 cm.)
    Estimate
    £1,500,000–2,000,000.

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale, London, King Street, 25 May 2017


Sale information

South Asian Modern
+ Contemporary Art

  • Auction

    London, King Street

    25 May 2017, 2pm

  • Viewing

    20–24 May
    8 King Street
    London SW1Y 6QT

  • Contact

    Damian Vesey
    dvesey@christies.com
    +44 (0) 20 7389 2106

Arts of India including the Moscatelli Collection of Ragamala paintings

  • Auction

    London, King Street

    25 May 2017, 11am

  • Viewing

    20–24 May
    8 King Street
    London SW1Y 6QT

  • Contact

    Rukmani Kumari Rathore
    rrathore@christies.com
    +44 (0) 20 7389 2700

Indian Art Online: Painting the Maharaja

  • Auction

    Online

    18–25 May 2017

  • Viewing

    20–25 May
    8 King Street
    London SW1Y 6QT

  • Contact

    Xavier Fournier
    xfournier@christies.com
    +44 (0) 20 7752 3172