Lot 529 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
The Happening (Musical Fantasia)
Maqbool Fida Husain · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$100,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 16 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, New York · 16 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 141.9 x 232.1 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17756792
- Record
- first seen 28 Aug 2026 · updated 28 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Maqbool Fida Husain, The Happening (Musical Fantasia). Christie's, 16 Sep 2026, lot 529. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17756792.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Maqbool Fida Husain, The Happening (Musical Fantasia). Christie's, 16 Sep 2026, lot 529. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17756792.
From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Still Life with Tree) | Krishnaji Howlaji Ara | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
| Phulwari Devi | Jangarh Singh Shyam | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Jagdish Swaminathan | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Jagdish Swaminathan | $100,000–$150,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Ganesh Haloi | $15,000–$20,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Seated Figure) | Benodebehari Mukherjee | $2,500–$3,500 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Self Portrait) | $85,129 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Sitar Player) | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Ved Mehta | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untiled (Blue boy atop Nandini) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Buddhism) | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Self Portrait from New Delhi Suite) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Woman with Instrument) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Wilderness | Christie's, Sep 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.