Lot 738 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Still Life in Red
Francis Newton Souza · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $280,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, New York · 20 September 2023
- Dimensions
- 35 ¾ x 41 5/8 in. (90.8 x 105.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3337674
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3337674 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3337674
Francis Newton Souza, Still Life in Red. Christie's, 20 Sep 2023, lot 738. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3337674.
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Francis Newton Souza, Still Life in Red. Christie's, 20 Sep 2023, lot 738. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3337674.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Rain in Calcutta | Gaganendranath Tagore | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Pr-Kritee | Natvar Bhavsar | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Devotional Mother | Abdur Rehman Chughtai | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Omar Khayyam | Abdur Rehman Chughtai | $2,500–$3,500 | |
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| Untitled (Mother and Child) | Jamini Roy | $12,000–$18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled | $325,832 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Francis Newton Souza | Landscape in Red | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (After Head of a Man with a Pipe) | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Landscape | Christie's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Roman Landscape) | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Nude with Garters) | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | untitled (liturgical objects) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Nude Queen | Bonhams, Oct 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.