SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
22 March 2023
TOTAL: $11,978,670
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art achieved a total of $11,978,670. The auction was 100% sold by lot, and 263% sold by low estimate. Christie’s was proud to set multiple auction records during the sale
The top lot of the sale was Manjit Bawa’s Untitled (Durga), which realized $1,980,000, a new global auction record for the artist. The sale also achieved notable results for Francis Newton Souza’s View From Crawford Market, Bombay, which brought $1,740,000, almost six times its low estimate. Two other works that soared past their low estimates were, Sayed Haider Raza’s Untitled (Houses) making $756,000, five times its low estimate, and Akabar Padamsee’s Rouen, which also made $756,000, three times its low estimate. Christie’s achieved auction records for the artists Jeram Patel, Rummana Hussain, Rashid Choudhury, Ratan Parimoo, Vinod Rai Patel, Shanti Dave (for a work on paper), Jamini Roy (for a textile) and Zarina (for a paper sculpture).
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
22 March 2023
TOTAL: $2,951,802
The sale of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art achieved a total of $2,951,802, with participation from bidders and buyers in 14 countries across Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America.
The top lot of the sale was a Large and Important Grey Schist Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, which realized $693,000. Pieces from Tibet made particularly strong prices including, a Rare Painting of Milarepa, which made $226,800; a Large Gilt-Bronze Figure of Akshobhya that brought almost twice its low estimate at $214,000; and a Very Rare Copper-andSilver-Inlaid Bronze Figure of Vira Vajradharma, which sold for $100,800, almost seven times its low estimate.
