• Auction 23428

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

    19 March 2025, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 24,864,316 (USD)
81 Lots for Sale 23428
Lot 701
EDWIN LORD WEEKS (1849-1903)
Tomb of the Sultans and Lake at Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad
oil on canvas
20 ¼ x 30 ¼ in. (51.4 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$302,400
Lot 702
EDWIN LORD WEEKS (1849-1903)
Temple and Tanks of Walkeshwar, Bombay
oil on canvas
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$403,200
Lot 703
WALTER LANGHAMMER (1905-1977)
Untitled (Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temples, Bombay)
oil on canvas board
13 ¾ x 20 5/8 in. (34.9 x 52.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 704
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Black Sun (Le Soleil Noir)
gouache on paper
18 ¼ x 18 7/8 in. (46.4 x 47.9 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$2,349,000
Lot 705
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Untitled
acrylic on paper
7 x 4 7/8 in. (17.8 x 12.4 cm.) each(2)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$37,800
Lot 706
JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922-2011)
Untitled (Study for Landscape); Untitled (Study for Citron Orb)
colored pencil on paper
5 x 6 ¾ in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm.); 6 ¾ x 4 ¾ in. (17.1 x 12.1 cm.)(2)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 707
IVAN PERIES (1921-1988)
Untitled (The Leaning Tree)
oil on card laid on board
25 1/8 x 35 3/8 in. (63.8 x 89.8 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 708
ZAINUL ABEDIN (1917-1976)
Untitled (Fishing Boats)
oil on canvas
29 ½ x 41 1/8 in. (74.9 x 104.5 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$119,700
Lot 709
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Prancing Deer)
tempera on card
13 5/8 x 21 ¾ in. (34.6 x 55.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$11,340
Lot 710
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Santhal Woman)
tempera on card
28 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (72.1 x 32.1 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 711
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Seated Gopini)
tempera on card
17 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (43.5 x 54.3 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 712
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Three Women)
tempera on card
30 x 16 in. (76.2 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$32,760
Lot 713
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Apsaras)
acrylic on wood
31 ¾ x 27 1/8 in. (80.6 x 68.9 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$50,400
Lot 714
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Kisan)
acrylic on wood
19 x 32 5/8 in. (48.2 x 82.9 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$69,300
Lot 715
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Gram Yatra)
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 166 3/8 in. (90.2 x 422.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,500,000 - $3,500,000

price realized
$13,750,000
Lot 716
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Woman)
oil on paper laid on board
15 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (39.4 x 32.4 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$176,400
Lot 717
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Girl)
oil on canvas laid on board
24 ½ x 13 ½ in. (62.2 x 34.3 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$100,800
Lot 718
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Standing Nude); Untitled (Nude); Untitled (Woman and Dove)
ink on paper
10 x 7 7/8 in. (25.4 x 20 cm.) two; 10 5/8 x 8 ¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.) one(3)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

Lot 719
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Standing Nude); Untitled (Reclining Nude); Untitled (Standing Nude...
ink on paper
10 x 7 7/8 in. (25.4 x 20 cm.); 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.3 x 25.1 cm.); 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)(3)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

Lot 720
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Nudes)
pencil on paper
11 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (28.3 x 35.9 cm.) smallest; 21 ¾ x 13 5/8 in. (55.2 x 34.6 cm.) largest(4)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 721
KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985)
Untitled (Bathing Gopis)
oil on canvas
60 x 47 in. (152.4 x 119.4 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$289,800
Lot 722
KATTINGERI KRISHNA HEBBAR (1911-1996)
Untitled
gouache and pastel on paper; pen and pastel on paper
11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm.); 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.)(2)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$18,900
Lot 723
SANKHO CHAUDHURI (1916-2006)
Untitled (Standing Woman)
wood
31 x 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (78.7 x 12.4 x 9.8 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$35,280
Lot 724
GULAMMOHAMMED SHEIKH (B. 1937)
Untitled (Tree and Woman)
etching on paper
13 ¼ x 19 ¾ in. (33.7 x 50.2 cm.) image; 16 ½ x 23 3/8 in. (41.9 x 59.4 cm.) sheet
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,788
Lot 725
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Untitled (Study for Exhibition Poster)
watercolor on paper
23 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. (58.7 x 45.1 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

Lot 726
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Shahrukh with Southern Stars
oil on canvas laid on board
95 3/8 x 32 in. (242.2 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$252,000
Lot 727
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
In the River Jamuna
etching on paper
19 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. (48.6 x 49.2 cm.) plate; 24 x 23 ¾ in. (61 x 60.3 cm.) sheet
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$7,560
Lot 728
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Birth of Water
etching on paper
15 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (40.3 x 47.9 cm.) plate; 19 ½ x 27 1/8 in. (49.5 x 68.9 cm.) sheet
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 729
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Untitled (Self Portrait)
watercolor on paper
10 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (27 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 730
HAKU SHAH (1934-2019)
Untitled (Man with Birds)
oil on canvas
24 x 23 ¾ in. (61 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 731
K. G. SUBRAMANYAN (1924-2016)
Red Pond
gouache on paper
29 7/8 x 22 1/8 in. (75.9 x 56.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$27,720
Lot 732
K. G. SUBRAMANYAN (1924-2016)
Untitled
oil on canvas
24 x 30 1/8 in. (61 x 76.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,920
Lot 733
JERAM PATEL (1930-2016)
Untitled
enamel and blowtorch on wood
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$25,200
Lot 734
JERAM PATEL (1930-2016)
Untitled
watercolor and ink on paper
30 1/8 x 21 7/8 in. (76.5 x 55.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$27,720
Lot 735
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Abstract Composition)
acrylic on canvas
54 x 78 1/8 in. (137.2 x 198.4 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$94,500
Lot 736
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$289,800
Lot 737
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Cantique
acrylic on card laid on board
19 5/8 x 25 ½ in. (49.8 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$94,500
Lot 738
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Soir à Espinouse
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 58 ¾ in. (99.7 x 149.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

Lot 739
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Bindu La Paix
acrylic on canvas
31 ½ x 31 3/8 in. (80 x 79.7 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$289,800
Lot 740
ZARINA (1937-2020)
Spiral
cast paper pulp
45 ½ x 46 ½ x 1 ¼ in. (115.6 x 118.1 x 3.2 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$107,100
Lot 741
ZARINA (1937-2020)
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay; Night Sea; Dark Sea)
etchings on paper
10 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (26 x 18.4 cm.) each plate; 18 ½ x 14 ¼ in. (47 x 36.2 cm.) each sheet(4)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$56,700
Lot 742
SUBODH GUPTA (B. 1964)
Untitled
oil on canvas
65 5/8 x 90 in. (166.7 x 228.6 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$151,200
Lot 743
ANJU DODIYA (B. 1964)
Bond
watercolor on paper
31 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (79 x 58.1 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$15,120
Lot 744
NALINI MALANI (B. 1946)
Father & Child
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 23 ¾ in. (90.2 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$75,600
Lot 745
SUDHIR PATWARDHAN (B. 1949)
Five Figures
oil on canvas
55 ½ x 88 ½ in. (141 x 224.8 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$756,000
Lot 746
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Head
graphite on paper
13 ½ x 11 ¼ in. (34.3 x 28.6 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$37,800
Lot 747
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Man in Tunic)
ink on paper
10 x 7 7/8 in. (25.4 x 20 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 748
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (After Head of a Man with a Pipe)
oil on canvas
35 x 26 in. (88.9 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$378,000
Lot 749
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Head of a Priest); Untitled (Couple); Untitled (Head)
ink on paper
9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm.) two; 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.3 x 25.1 cm.) one(3)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 750
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Couple)
ink on paper
8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.3 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 751
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Study for Mystic Repast)
ink on paper
8 ¼ x 10 5/8 in. (21 x 27 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 752
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Supper at Emmaus)
collage, chemical alteration and mixed media on printed paper
9 x 10 ¾ in. (22.9 x 27.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 753
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Woman and Mirror)
oil on board
25 ¼ x 26 1/8 in. (64.1 x 66.4 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$529,200
Lot 754
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Lightning
acrylic on canvas
53 x 53 in. (134.6 x 134.6 cm.)
estimate
$350,000 - $500,000

price realized
$441,000
Lot 755
BAL CHHABDA (1923-2013)
Untitled (Reclining Nude)
oil on canvas
41 7/8 x 65 7/8 in. (106.4 x 167.3 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 756
KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
Untitled
oil on canvas
41 1/8 x 51 in. (104.5 x 129.5 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$50,400
Lot 757
AKBAR PADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Untitled
oil on canvas
69 ¼ x 69 in. (175.9 x 175.3 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$819,000
Lot 758
RAM KUMAR (1924-2018)
Untitled
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 32 ¾ in. (54.9 x 83.2 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$100,800
Lot 759
RAM KUMAR (1924-2018)
Untitled
acrylic on paper
10 5/8 x 12 ¾ in. (27 x 32.4 cm.) each(2)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$27,720
Lot 760
RAM KUMAR (1924-2018)
Untitled
acrylic on paper
23 ¼ x 36 in. (59.1 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$17,640
Lot 761
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas
42 x 32 in. (106.7 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 762
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (75.9 x 60.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 763
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Prabhat
acrylic on canvas
39 ¼ x 39 3/8 in. (99.7 x 100 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$466,200
Lot 764
SOHAN QADRI (1932-2011)
Untitled
oil on canvas
34 ¼ x 26 ½ in. (87 x 67.3 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$81,900
Lot 765
PARESH MAITY (B. 1965)
Admiration
oil on canvas
55 ½ x 66 ½ in. (141 x 168.9 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$56,700
Lot 766
ABANINDRANATH TAGORE (1871-1951)
Untitled (A Moonlight Music Party)
woodblock print on handmade paper
9 1/8 x 6 ½ in. (23.2 x 16.5 cm.) image; 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (18.1 x 25.1 cm.) sheet
estimate
$2,500 - $3,500

price realized
$30,240
Lot 767
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Woman with Pots)
tempera on card
22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 768
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Seated Gopini)
tempera on card
17 5/8 x 22 1/8 in. (44.8 x 56.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 769
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940-2006)
Untitled
mixed media on paper laid on card
29 5/8 x 21 7/8 in. (75.2 x 55.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 770
GEORGE KEYT (1901-1993)
Untitled (Nayika)
oil on canvas laid on board
16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 771
GEORGE KEYT (1901-1993)
Untitled (Still Life)
oil on canvas
24 x 30 3/8 in. (61 x 77.1 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$32,760
Lot 772
SENAKA SENANAYAKE (B. 1951)
Untitled (Migrating White-Naped Cranes)
oil on canvas
48 x 71 5/8 in. (121.9 x 181.9 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$107,100
Lot 773
B. PRABHA (1933-2001)
Untitled (Boys Playing)
ink and gouache on paper laid on card
15 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (40 x 50.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$22,680
Lot 774
B. PRABHA (1933-2001)
Untitled (Two Women)
oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (50.5 x 61.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$35,280
Lot 775
B. VITHAL (1935-1992)
Untitled (Musician)
oil on canvas
64 x 34 1/8 in. (162.6 x 86.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$32,760
Lot 776
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Musician)
oil on canvas
30 x 38 ¼ in. (76.2 x 97.2 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$327,600
Lot 777
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Woman with Horses)
oil on canvas
36 x 68 7/8 in. (91.4 x 174.9 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$604,800
Lot 778
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Ganesh)
felt-tip pen and chemical alteration on printed paper
10 ½ x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 779
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled
mixed media on printed paper
11 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (29.8 x 20.9 cm.) each(2)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,080
Lot 780
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Head with Hair)
ink on paper
13 x 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$10,710
Lot 781
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Beauty Queen doing the Kicks
gouache and ink on paper
10 3/8 x 6 ¼ in. (26.4 x 15.9 cm.) image; 15 x 11 ¾ in. (38.1 x 29.8 cm.) sheet
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$81,900
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