• Auction 18240

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

    7 July 2020 - 22 July 2020, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 4,762,500 (USD)
54 Lots for Sale 18240
Lot 1
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Woman)
oil on canvas
12 x 9 5/8 in. (30.5 x 24.4 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 2
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Mother and Child)
oil on paper laid on board
16 x 14 ¾ in. (40.6 x 37.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$52,500
Lot 3
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Woman at Work)
oil on canvas
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$300,000
Lot 4
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Mithun III
oil on canvas
50 ½ x 38 ¼ in. (128.3 x 97.2 in.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$125,000
Lot 5
KRISHNAJI HOWLAJI ARA (1914-1985)
Untitled (Nude)
watercolor and pencil on paper
30 x 21 ¾ in. (76.2 x 55.2 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 7
ARPITA SINGH (B. 1937)
Man Carrying Flowers
oil on canvas
36 x 36 in. (91.5 x 91.5 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$75,000
Lot 9
GEORGE KEYT (1901-1993)
Untitled
oil on canvas
33 x 28 ½ in. (83.8 x 72.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 10
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Untitled (Seated Lady)
lithograph
13¾ x 8¼ in. (34.9 x 21 cm.) plate; 19¼ x 12½ in. (48.9 x 31.8 cm.) sheet
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 11
AKBAR PADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Untitled
pencil on paper (three); pencil and watercolor on paper (one)
11 5/8 x 8 ½ in. (29.5 x 21.6 cm.) smallest; 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.) largest
(4)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 12
MANJIT BAWA (1941-2008)
Untitled (Kali)
pencil, ink and wash on paper
14 ¾ x 10 5/8 in. (37.5 x 27 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 14
K. G. SUBRAMANYAN (1924 - 2016)
Still Life with Chicken 1
gouache on handmade paper
29 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. (75.2 x 54.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$9,375
Lot 15
JEHANGIR SABAVALA (1922-2011)
Canna-heads and Swan
oil on canvas
18 1/16 x 22 ¼ in. (45.9 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$175,000
Lot 16
ZARINA (1937-2020)
I Went on a Journey
bronze
11 x 5 ½ x 5 ½ in. (27.9 x 14 x 14 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$35,000
Lot 17
ZARINA (1937-2020)
One Morning the City was Golden
etching with gold ink on handmade paper
23 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (89.7 x 50.2 cm.) plate
28 ¼ x 24 ¼ in. (71.8 x 61.6 cm.) sheet
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 18
NASREEN MOHAMEDI (1937-1990)
Untitled (ROCKS; BEACH)
ink and wash on paper; ink and wash with collage on paper
9 x 11 ½ in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm.); 13 1/8 x 18 5/8 in. (33.3 x 47.3 cm.)
(2)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 19
NASREEN MOHAMEDI (1937-1990)
Untitled
pencil, watercolor and collage on paper
14 x 19½ in. (35.6 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$60,000
Lot 20
PRABHAKAR BARWE (1936-1996)
Painted Post-Card
ink and watercolor on paper
14 7/8 x 22 in. (37.8 x 55.9 cm.) sheet
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 21
PRABHAKAR BARWE (1936-1996)
(Dotted Lines) The Box
ink and watercolor on paper
14 7/8 x 22 in. (37.8 x 55.9 cm.) sheet
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 22
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Untitled (Bois des Amants)
oil on canvas
36 x 25 ½ in. (91.4 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 23
AKBAR PADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Untitled (Landscape)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 31 ½ in. (80 x 80 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 26
JAGDISH SWAMINATHAN (1928-1994)
Untitled (Bird, Tree and Mountain Series)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 45 ¼ in. (80 x 114.9 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$75,000
Lot 27
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Spanish Landscape
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 28 ¾ in. (60 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 28
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Christ
lithograph in color
29¼ x 12½ in. (74.3 x 31.8 cm.) plate; 29½ x 13¼ in. (74.9 x 33.7 cm.) sheet
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 29
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Untitled (Falling Figure)
oil on canvas
59 ¼ x 49 in. (150.5 x 124.5 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$975,000
Lot 31
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Eternal Lovers
oil on canvas
48 1/8 x 30 1/8 in. (122.2 x 76.5 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$200,000
Lot 32
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Lovers)
ink and gouache on paper
10 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (25.7 x 34.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 33
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Portrait)
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 23 in. (65.4 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$93,750
Lot 34
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Untitled (Landscape with Tree)
pencil, gouache and oil on paper
15 ¼ x 22 in. (38.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$125,000
Lot 35
GANESH HALOI (B. 1936)
Manikarnika Ghat
tempera on board
29 ½ x 33 ¾ in. (74.9 x 85.7 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 36
KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
The Sedge has Withered from the Lake
oil on canvas
30 x 48 in. (76.2 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$35,000 - $50,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 37
RAM KUMAR (1924-2018)
Untitled (The Night So Void)
oil on canvas
30 ¾ x 22 in. (78.1 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$125,000
Lot 38
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Blue Novembre
acrylic on canvas
39 ¾ x 25 ½ in. (101 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 39
AKBAR PADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Untitled (Metascape)
oil on canvas
36 x 54 in. (91.5 x 137.2 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 40
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Portrait of John Christoforou
oil on board
29 ¾ x 30 in. (75.6 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$93,750
Lot 41
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Frightened Head
oil on board
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 42
BIREN DE (1926-2011)
Untitled
oil on canvas
24 ¼ x 20 ¼ in. (61.6 x 51.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 43
BIREN DE (1926-2011)
Conjunction
oil on canvas
30 ¼ x 21 ¾ in. (76.8 x 55.2 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 44
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Family Portrait)
oil on canvas
51 ¾ x 25 ¼ (131.4 x 64.1 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 45
NARAYAN SHRIDHAR BENDRE (1910-1992)
Untitled (Village Group, Saurashtra)
oil on canvas
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 46
SAYED HAIDER RAZA (1922-2016)
Untitled (Gol Gumbaz)
watercolor on paper
14 5/8 x 21 ½ in. (37.1 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 47
MAHADEV VISWANATH DHURANDHAR (1867-1944)
Untitled
watercolor on paper laid on board
20 x 13 1/8 in. (50.8 x 33.3 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$87,500
Lot 48
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Gopini)
tempera on card
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 49
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Balakrishna)
tempera on card
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $12,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 50
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Madonna and Child)
oil on canvas
46 x 23 ½ in. (116.8 x 59.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 52
JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939)
Untitled (Self Portrait)
gouache on paper
10 7/8 x 10 in. (27.6 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 53
JOGEN CHOWDHURY (B. 1939)
Untitled (Eagle)
ink and pastel on paper laid on board
20 3/8 x 20 3/8 in. (51.8 x 51.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 54
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Red Horses)
oil on canvas
36¼ x 50 1/8 in. (92.1 x 127.3 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$200,000
Lot 55
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1913-2011)
Untitled (Horse)
oil on canvas
35 ¾ x 28 7/8 in. (90.8 x 73.3 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 58
SADEQUAIN (1930-1987)
Figures
oil on canvas
35 ¼ x 44 ¾ in. (89.5 x 113.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 59
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003); ATUL DODIYA (B. 1959); SUDARSHAN SHETTY (B. 1961)
The Spirit of India Portfolio
lithographs on BVK Rives paper
21 3/8 x 29 3/8 in. (54.3 x 74.6 cm.) smallest sheet 30 x 22 3/8 in. (76.2 x 56.8 cm.) largest sheet
(6)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 60
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2004)
The Red Colour & Grills Spilled over his Face
watercolor and pencil on paper
14 x 10 3/8 in. (35.6 x 26.4 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 61
SUBODH GUPTA (B. 1964)
Untitled
oil on canvas
72 in. (182.9 cm.) diameter
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 62
JITISH KALLAT (B. 1974)
Indemnity Bond
acrylic on canvas; diptych
69 x 84 ¼ in. (175.3 x 214 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 63
IMRAN QURESHI (B. 1972)
Opening Word of this New Scripture
acrylic on canvas; diptych
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$22,500
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