Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Live Auction: 26 October 2021 • 2:00 PM BST • London

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Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art 26 October 2021 • 2:00 PM BST • London

T his sale of Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art is led by Francis Newton Souza’s Landscape (Red Building) (1955) and Bhupen Khakhar’s Krishna Hotel (1972). The sale also includes exceptional works by Sayed Haider Raza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Arpita Singh and Atul Dodiya. In addition, we are privileged to be offering an array of works from the Guy and Helen Barbier Family Collection, a sculpture section led by Pilloo Pochkhanawala’s Atomic Couple, and works from some of Pakistan’s most acclaimed artists.

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Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francis Newton Souza
Francis Newton Souza
Landscape (Red Building)
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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37
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Bhupen Khakhar
Bhupen Khakhar
Krishna Hotel
Estimate: 200,000 – 400,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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12
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francis Newton Souza
Francis Newton Souza
Ask me why?
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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77
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sayed Haider Raza
Sayed Haider Raza
Untitled
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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13
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Akbar Padamsee
Akbar Padamsee
Untitled
Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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58
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Maqbool Fida Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain
Untitled
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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70
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Atomic Couple
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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78
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sayed Haider Raza
Sayed Haider Raza
Eglise
Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Coups de Coeur: The Guy and Helen Barbier Family Collection

These lots are the second part of the exceptional Barbier collection, following the record-breaking single owner sale held at Sotheby’s London in 2019.

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Type: lot
Category: Lot
Krishen Khanna
Krishen Khanna
Untitled (Christ's Betrayal)
Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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2
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Rameshwar Broota
Rameshwar Broota
Untitled (Self-Portrait)
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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3
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Rameshwar Broota
Rameshwar Broota
Portrait of an Artist
Estimate: 35,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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4
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Rameshwar Broota
Rameshwar Broota
What to Do
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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5
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Rameshwar Broota
Rameshwar Broota
Metamorphosis - (III)
Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP
Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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6
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ram Kumar
Ram Kumar
Untitled (Varanasi)
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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7
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ram Kumar
Ram Kumar
Untitled
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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8
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Bikash Bhattacharjee
Bikash Bhattacharjee
Miss J
Estimate: 10,000 – 20,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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9
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Bikash Bhattacharjee
Bikash Bhattacharjee
Evening Class
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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10
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A. Ramachandran
A. Ramachandran
Melon Seller
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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11
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A. Ramachandran
A. Ramachandran
Portrait of Naga Family
Estimate: 35,000 – 45,000 GBP
Estimate: 35,000 – 45,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Art from Pakistan
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48
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Anwar Jalal Shemza
Anwar Jalal Shemza
Untitled (Diptych)
Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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49
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Anwar Jalal Shemza
Anwar Jalal Shemza
Square Composition 4
Estimate: 45,000 – 65,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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50
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ahmed Parvez
Ahmed Parvez
Untitled
Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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51
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Waseem Ahmed
Waseem Ahmed
Untitled
Estimate: 1,000 – 1,500 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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52
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Hamra Abbas
Hamra Abbas
Please Do Not Step I
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Sculptures from the Surya Collection
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65
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Appukuttan Achary
Appukuttan Achary
Reclining No. 2
Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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66
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Appukuttan Achary
Appukuttan Achary
Thinker
Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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67
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Amar Nath Sehgal
Amar Nath Sehgal
Hunger
Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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68
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Shankar Nandagopal
Shankar Nandagopal
Vishnu
Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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69
Type: lot
Category: Lot
S Kanniappan
S Kanniappan
Untitled
Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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70
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Atomic Couple
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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71
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Dimpy Menon
Dimpy Menon
Pondering, Thinking
Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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72
Type: lot
Category: Lot
P. S. Nandhan
P. S. Nandhan
Sea Plant
Estimate: 2,600 – 3,600 GBP
Estimate: 2,600 – 3,600 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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73
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Shiv Singh
Shiv Singh
Untitled
Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP
Estimate: 1,500 – 2,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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74
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Anjum Singh
Anjum Singh
Variable
Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Type: lot
Category: Lot
Somnath Hore
Somnath Hore
Wounds - 43
Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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82
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Maqbool Fida Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain
Knight Watch - 11
Estimate: 26,000 – 40,000 GBP
Estimate: 26,000 – 40,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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83
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Arpita Singh
Arpita Singh
Fruit Orchard
Estimate: 120,000 – 140,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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84
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jogen Chowdhury
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled - II
Estimate: 26,000 – 35,000 GBP
Estimate: 26,000 – 35,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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85
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jogen Chowdhury
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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86
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ganesh Pyne
Ganesh Pyne
The House
Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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87
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ganesh Pyne
Ganesh Pyne
Narak
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
26 October 2021 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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