• South Asian Modern + Contempor auction at Christies

    Sale 11512

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

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    26 May 2016

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    • ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI (1894-19
    Lot 15

    ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI (1894-1975)

    Behind the Curtain

    Price realised

    GBP 11,875

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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    ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI (1894-1975)
    Behind the Curtain
    signed and titled 'Rahman Chughtai, "Behind the Curtain"' (lower edge)
    etching on paper
    13½ x 15 in. (34.3 x 38.1 cm.) plate; 16½ x 18½ in. (42 x 47 cm.) sheet


    Provenance

    Acquired from the Chughtai Museum Trust, Lahore, 1980

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    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

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