• Auction 7924

    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

    10 June 2010, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 7,013,400 (GBP)
56 Lots for Sale 7924
Lot 201
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Raja on Horse)
gouache on card

11¾ x 15¼ in. (30.7 x 39.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,890 - $4,335)

price realized
£6,250
($9,106)
Lot 202
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Drummer with Santhals)
gouache on card

15¼ x 17 1/8 in. (39 x 43.7 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,168 - $2,890)

price realized
£2,250
($3,278)
Lot 203
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Woman on Horse)
gouache on card laid on board

13 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (34.8 x 24 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,445 - $2,168)

price realized
£4,250
($6,192)
Lot 204
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Musicians)
gouache on card

10¾ x 23 7/8 in. (27.5 x 60.8 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,335 - $7,225)

price realized
£6,250
($9,106)
Lot 205
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Sunset over the River Hoogly)
gouache on card

17 x 22¼ in. (43.8 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($7,225 - $10,115)

price realized
£15,000
($21,855)
Lot 206
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Boat Women in Kashmir
oil on canvas laid on board

47½ x 31¼ in. (120.7 x 79.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,890 - $4,335)

price realized
£13,750
($20,033)
Lot 207
K. LAXMA GOUD (b. 1940)
Untitled (Nude)
charcoal, graphite and coloured chalk on paper

16½ x 26½ in. (41.9 x 67.3 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,890 - $4,335)

price realized
£5,250
($7,649)
Lot 208
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Landscape)
gouache on card

21 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (55.7 x 39.8 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($21,675 - $28,900)

price realized
£25,000
($36,425)
Lot 209
HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR (1894-1948)
Untitled (Bather)
oil on canvas

24 x 18 in. (61.5 x 46.4 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($57,800 - $86,700)

price realized
£49,250
($71,757)
Lot 210
GANESH PYNE (B. 1937)
Untitled (Rider on the Threshold)
tempera on canvas laid on board

21 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (54.5 x 49.4 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £50,000
($57,800 - $72,250)

price realized
£43,250
($63,015)
Lot 211
PARITOSH SEN (1918-2008)
Untitled (Joueur de Flute)
oil on canvas

45 3/8 x 28½ in. (115.4 x 72.5 cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($17,340 - $26,010)

price realized
£13,750
($20,033)
Lot 212
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Celebration)
oil on canvas

23 3/8 x 47 in. (59.4 x 119.4 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($57,800 - $86,700)

price realized
£49,250
($71,757)
Lot 213
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Veena Player)
oil on canvas

32 x 42 1/8 in. (81.3 x 107.3 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($72,250 - $101,150)

price realized
£97,250
($141,693)
Lot 214
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Falling Bird
acrylic on canvas

59 1/8 x 47 1/8 in. (150.3 x 119.9 cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($578,000 - $867,000)

price realized
£1,049,250
($1,528,757)
Lot 215
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Mehndi)
oil on canvas

35¼ x 24 5/8 in. (89.8 x 63 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($72,250 - $101,150)

price realized
£55,250
($80,499)
Lot 216
TYEB MEHTA (1925-2009)
Untitled
charcoal on paper

18¾ x 16 3/8 in. (47.8 x 41.8 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($21,675 - $28,900)

price realized
£34,850
($50,776)
Lot 217
SOMNATH HORE (1921-2006)
Untitled
bronze

8 7/8 x 4¾ x 3½ in. (22.7 x 12.2 x 9 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($11,560 - $17,340)

price realized
£15,000
($21,855)
Lot 219
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Self Portrait)
oil on board

45¼ x 21 3/8 in. (115.8 x 55.6 cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £50,000
($50,575 - $72,250)

price realized
£133,250
($194,145)
Lot 220
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)
Untitled
watercolour on paper

image: 47 1/8 x 58½ in. (119.8 x 148.8 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($21,675 - $28,900)

price realized
£23,750
($34,603)
Lot 221
SATISH GUJRAL (b. 1925)
Untitled (Bondages)
mixed media on canvas

47¾ x 32 7/8 in. (121.4 x 83.7 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($11,560 - $17,340)

price realized
£16,250
($23,676)
Lot 222
AVINASH CHANDRA (1931-1991)
Untitled (Houses)
oil on board

32 x 40 in. (82 x 102.4 cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($26,010 - $36,125)

price realized
£39,650
($57,770)
Lot 223
AVINASH CHANDRA (1931-1991)
Untitled (Houses on Hill)
oil on board

39¾ x 31 5/8 in. (101.8 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($21,675 - $28,900)

price realized
£21,250
($30,961)
Lot 224
SYED HAIDER RAZA (B. 1922)
Saurashtra
acrylic on canvas

78¾ x 78¾ in. (200 x 200 cm.)
estimate
£1,300,000 - £1,800,000
($1,878,500 - $2,601,000)

price realized
£2,393,250
($3,486,965)
Lot 225
SYED HAIDER RAZA (b. 1922)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas

9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.7 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,335 - $7,225)

price realized
£10,000
($14,570)
Lot 226
SYED HAIDER RAZA (b. 1922)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas

11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (30 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£10,000
($14,570)
Lot 227
SYED HAIDER RAZA (B. 1922)
Untitled (Village)
oil on canvas

39 1/8 x 31¾ in. (99.6 x 80.8 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($144,500 - $216,750)

price realized
£229,250
($334,017)
Lot 228
SADEQUAIN (1930-1987)
Untitled (Figure with Cactus); Untitled (Figure in Landscape)
ink on paper

19 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (48.7 x 31 cm.); 19¼ x 12 3/8 in. (49 x 31.5 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£7,500
($10,927)
Lot 229
SADEQUAIN (1930-1987)
Abel et Caen; Untitled (Salome)
ink on paper

each: 19 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (50 x 32.3 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£7,500
($10,927)
Lot 231
RAMESHWAR BROOTA (b. 1941)
Untitled
oil on canvas scraped with blade

59 7/8 x 26 in. (152 x 66 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($43,350 - $57,800)

price realized
£37,250
($54,273)
Lot 232
SADEQUAIN (1930-1987)
Line of Figures
oil on canvas

35½ x 70¼ in. (90.1 x 178.4 cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($86,700 - $115,600)

price realized
£67,250
($97,983)
Lot 233
TAZEEN QAYYUM (b. 1973)
Use Only as Intended II
opaque watercolour and photo transfer on wasli paper

9 x 16¼ in. (23.8 x 42.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,613 - $5,058)

price realized
£3,000
($4,371)
Lot 234
HUMA BHABHA (B. 1962)
Untitled
ink on black and white photographic paper

13¼ x 20 in. (34.5 x 51.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,890 - $4,335)

price realized
£2,250
($3,278)
Lot 235
MOHAMMAD ALI TALPUR (b. 1976)
Untitled (Leeka)
ink on paper

22 5/8 x 30¼ in. (58.4 x 77.7 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,335 - $7,225)

price realized
£3,750
($5,463)
Lot 236
AISHA KHALID (B. 1972)
Kiss
opaque watercolour on wasli paper

image: 12½ x 19 5/8 in. (31.8 x 49.8 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£12,500
($18,212)
Lot 237
VASUDEO S. GAITONDE (1924-2001)
Untitled
oil on canvas

53 7/8 x 34 7/8 in. (137 x 88.8 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($289,000 - $433,500)

price realized
£679,650
($990,250)
Lot 239
SUNIL GAWDE (B. 1960)
Untitled (Butterfly)
mirrored acrylic sheets, stainless steel, iron

44¾ x 48 x 10¾ in. (113.7 x 122 x 27.5 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($11,560 - $14,450)

price realized
£18,750
($27,318)
Lot 240
SUBODH GUPTA (b. 1964)
Feast for Hundred and Eight Gods 3
stainless steel utensils

48 7/8 x 29 7/8 x 28 in. (124 x 76 x 71 cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £50,000
($50,575 - $72,250)

price realized
£61,250
($89,241)
Lot 241
JAGANNATH PANDA (B. 1970)
The Rest
cloth laid on fibreglass

16½ x 28 x 17 in. (42 x 72.2 x 43 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£22,500
($32,782)
Lot 242
HEMA UPADHYAY (B. 1972)
Untitled VI
acrylic, gouache, dry pastel, graphite and photograph on paper

12 x 24 in. (30.5 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,613 - $5,058)

price realized
£3,000
($4,371)
Lot 243
SHAHZIA SIKANDER (b. 1969)
Maligned Monsters I
aquatint with dry point and chine colle on Somerset textured paper

30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 57.4 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,734 - $2,601)

price realized
£1,500
($2,185)
Lot 244
NAIZA KHAN (b. 1968)
Restore the Boundaries II
charcoal, conte and acrylic on fabriano paper

59 x 79 in. (149.9 x 200.7 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($11,560 - $17,340)

price realized
£8,125
($11,838)
Lot 245
MITHU SEN (b. 1971)
Untitled
mixed media on paper

32 5/8 x 22 in. (88.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £4,000
($3,613 - $5,780)

price realized
£3,000
($4,371)
Lot 246
SUBODH GUPTA (b. 1964)
Chimta
stainless steel, iron

48 x 48 x 20½ in. (121.9 x 121.9 x 52 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($289,000 - $433,500)

price realized
£529,250
($771,117)
Lot 247
TALHA RATHORE (b. 1969)
Grieving Tranquility - II
gouache, block print, thread and New York City subway map on wasli paper

14¼ x 24¼ in. (37.2 x 62.5 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,780 - $8,670)

price realized
£6,875
($10,016)
Lot 249
IMRAN QURESHI (B. 1972)
The Artist's Younger Brother
gouache on wasli paper

Image: 7 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (18.5 x 11.5 cm.)
Folio: 14 3/8 x 8 9/16 in. (37 x 22.5 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£12,500
($18,212)
Lot 250
RASHID RANA (B. 1968)
Dis-location 3 (Gawal Mandi Chowk)
chromogenic print and Diasec mounted

95 x 125 in. (241.3 x 317.5 cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($86,700 - $115,600)

price realized
£85,250
($124,209)
Lot 251
MANJIT BAWA (1941-2008)
Untitled
oil on canvas

35 7/8 x 34 in. (91.3 x 86.3 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($43,350 - $72,250)

price realized
£67,250
($97,983)
Lot 252
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Arjuna and Krishna)
acrylic and oil on canvas

46 x 88 in. (116.8 x 223.5 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($722,500 - $1,011,500)

price realized
£577,250
($841,053)
Lot 255
B. PRABHA (1933-2001)
Untitled
oil on canvas

36 x 37 7/8 in. (91.4 x 96.2 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£23,750
($34,603)
Lot 256
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (b. 1915)
Untitled (Bundi Landscape)
oil on canvas

23½ x 23½ in. (59.7 x 59.7 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($36,125 - $50,575)

price realized
£55,250
($80,499)
Lot 260
J. SULTAN ALI (1920-1990)
Vrishabha
ink on paper

21 5/8 x 29½ in. (54.8 x 75 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£6,875
($10,016)
Lot 261
AVINASH CHANDRA (1931-1991)
Untitled
ink, watercolour and mixed media on paper

47 7/8 x 72 in. (121.8 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£25,000
($36,425)
Lot 262
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas

42 x 33¼ in. (107.5 x 85.4 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£12,500
($18,212)
Lot 264
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2004)
Untitled (Gulammohammed Sheikh with Tom Hancock)
oil on canvas

33 x 33 in. (84.5 x 84.5 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($144,500 - $216,750)

price realized
£121,250
($176,661)
Lot 268
PUSHPAMALA N. (B. 1956) and CLARE ARNI (B. 1962)
The Ethnographic Series; from the project 'Native Women of South India: Manners...
sepia-toned silver gelatin prints on archival warm tone fibre-based paper

three photographs sized 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.) each; ten photographs sized 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm.) each and thirty two photographs sized 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm.) each
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($14,450 - $21,675)

price realized
£12,500
($18,212)
Lot 269
PORS & RAO (SOREN PORS, B.1974; APARNA RAO, B.1978)
The Uncle Phone
plastic, metal and electrical components

4 x 78½ x 5½ in. (10.2 x 199.4 x 14 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,670 - $11,560)

price realized
£8,125
($11,838)
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